The Marcellus Group is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,501 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
Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.10778, -122.89056
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Marcellus Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marcellus Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEINLETS, FRACTION OF AN INCH TO SEVERAL INCHES THICK, RUN FROM WEST CONTACT OF 3 PARALLEL DIKES AND SCHIST IN EASTERLY DIRECTION INTO DIKES. CONTACT MARKED BY SCHIST-FILLED GOUGE MATERIAL. EACH DIKE APPROX. 25 FT. THICK.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. E 1/2 REF. PLACES MINE IN SEC. 32 LOC. AS DESCRIBED IN REF. WAS MORE LIKELY ALONG UNION CREEK IN SEC. 33.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. CAREFULLY SELECTED ORE WAS TREATED IN A W.W. GIBSON ELLIPITAL ROLL MILL
Comment (Workings): 120 FT. ADIT ALONG CONTACT ON WEST SIDE OF DIKES IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION.
Comment (Geology): MICA SCHIST CONTAINS SMALL LENSES OF GRAY LIMESTONE
Comment (Deposit): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURED IN FREE STATE
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 1, P. 47
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