Mountain Belle

The Mountain Belle is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,999 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Mountain Belle  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

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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