The R.A.M. and Little Alice is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.80139, -122.83139
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R.A.M. and Little Alice MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: R.A.M. and Little Alice
Secondary: Little Annie
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
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
Form: BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. SAMPLE TAKEN FROM DUMP MATERIAL ON LITTLE ALICE CLAIM, IN OPENING OF TUNNEL ASSAYED $12/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. S 1/2
Comment (Workings): ADIT ON LITTLE ALICE ON R.A.M. GROUP TO WEST, 40 FT. SURFACE CUT
Comment (Deposit): ON LITTLE ALICE CLAIM: SEAMS OF QUARTZ IN DIKE OF SOFT, YELLOW, DECOMPOSED ROCK, SHOWING WHITE FELDSPAR CRYSTAL REMONENTS SEAMS 1 IN. THICK. ON R.A.M. GROUP, BUNCHES AND SMALL LENSES OF QUARTZ IN 3 FT. THICKNESS OF RED-BROWN HEMATITE WITH YELLOW LIMONITE.
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK DESCRIBED AS DARK GRAY, FINE-GRAINED, BASIC APPEARING ROCK IN FRESH EXPOSURE. IT IS MOSTLY DECOMPOSED AND FRACTURES HEAVILY STAINED WITH REDDISH-BROWN IRON OXIDES.
Comment (Deposit): 2 GROUPS OF 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 45-46
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 132
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