The Spencer is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.76778, -122.78472
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Spencer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spencer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Arsenic
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS ABOUT 3% SULFIDES, WHICH, WHEN CLEANED, ASSAYED $360/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE IS REMARKABLY HIGH-GRADE, THOUGH LITTLE SPECIMEN ROCK OCCURS
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. W 1/2 NW 1/4
Comment (Production): MILL RETURNS RANGE FROM $20 - $300/TON. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, FEW IN. - SEVERAL FEET THICK. LENGTH OF ORE SHOOT MINED, 270 FT.
Comment (Workings): INCLINE, 300 FT. DEEP, DRIFT AT BOTTOM 180 FT. TO WEST. BLOCK HERE STOPED TO SURFACE. ADIT WITH 30 FT. OF BACKS
Comment (Deposit): 8 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 427
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V 2, P. 147
Reference (Deposit): DUNN, R.L., 1892, SISKIYOU COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 11, P. 445
Reference (Production): DUNN (1892)
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