The Trinity Mohawk is a gold mine located in Trinity 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: 40.77917, -122.73722
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Trinity Mohawk MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trinity Mohawk
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM SURFACE CUTS ASSAYED $8-$18/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN, AVG. 5 FT. THICK. ANOTHER VEIN ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF MOUNT. THICKNESSES OF VEINS 3-10 FT. NEAR TOP OF RIDGE, SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS. ON GOLDEN OAKS CLAIMS, 12 PARALLEL VEINS IN DIORITE.
Comment (Workings): 200 FT OF DRIFTS ON MAIN ADIT-LEVEL AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. OF CROSSCUTS. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, 40 FT. ABOVE, HAS 150 FT. OF DRIFTING, 30 FT. ABOVE, LEVEL WITH 130 FT. OF DRIFTS AND SMALL STOPE WITH HOLE TO SURFACE 30-40 FT. ABOVE. 125 FT. OF DRIFTS AND RAISES OF 40 FT. DONE AFTER 1932. SHALLOW CUTS ON OTHER VEIN DISCOVERED ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF MT. FROM MAIN WORKINGS ON SLOPE THAT DRAINS INTO LITTLE PAPOOSE CREEK.
Comment (Geology): POSSIBLE LOCAL INTRUSION OF DIORITIC ROCK. ALSO FINE-GRAINED SILICEOUS CONGLOMERATE ON PART OF HOLDINGS.
Comment (Deposit): 18 CLAIMS AND 5-ACRE MILLSITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): SURFACE QUARTZ PANNED WELL IN FREE GOLD, FAIRLY COARSE.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. N 1/2 26. SEV. LOCATIONS LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 53.
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1922, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 18, P. 498.
Reference (Production): AVERILL (1933)
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