Blue Horn

The Blue Horn is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,520 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: Blue Horn  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 3,520 Feet (1,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.72917, -122.71556

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Blue Horn MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Horn


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 6 IN. THICK

Comment (Location): UTM EST. W 1/2 SE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): 40 ACRES. 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ACTIVE 1935 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): 45 FT. SHAFT W/LEVEL AT BOTTOM. 25 FT. CROSSCUTTING, AND 185 FT. OF DRIFTS. SECOND ADIT CONNECTS SHAFT AT 25 FT. LEVEL DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS TOTAL 85 FT. AT THIS LEVEL.

Comment (Production): SAID TO YIELD $25/TON IN GOLD IN THE MILL. TREATMENT BY AMALGAMATION. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 3, P. 275

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 148

Reference (Production): AVERILL (1935)


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