The Mountain Belle is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.78306, -122.79417
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Mountain Belle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Belle
Secondary: Cartwright & Phillips
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Humbug
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
Type: Surface/Underground
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ON LOWER LEVEL IS HIGH-GRADE, CARRIES 4% SULFIDES WHICH ASSAYED $50/TON ASSAY OF WALL ROCK FROM LOWER LEVEL GAVE $6/TON IN FREE GOLD AND 4% SULFIDES, AVG. $50/TON.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD IS FINE, THERE BEING LITTLE OR NO SPECIMEN ROCK.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, AVG. 2 FT. THICK HANGING WALL (CALC. SLATE) 30 FT. THICK FOOTWALL IMPURE LIMESTONE. ORE SHOOT 140 FT. LONG. SECOND SHOOT 55 FT. LONG.
Comment (Workings): STOPE, 80 FT. LONG, 200 FT. DEEP, 80 FT. BELOW, CROSSCUT WITH 150 FT. OF DRIFTS. SEVERAL OLDER ADITS 75, 100 & 280 FT. LONG
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK SERPENTINE.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. S 1/2 NW 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 392
Reference (Deposit): DUNN, R.L., 1892, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIF: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 11, P. 455
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 146
Reference (Production): DUNN (1892)
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