The Patillo Property is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.80139, -123.00083
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Patillo Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Patillo Property
Secondary: Paul Patillo Prospect
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
Discovery Year: 1898
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): NEW WORKINGS INCLUDE 228 FT. ADIT, WHICH INCLUDES 114 FT. OF DRIFTING GIVING BACKS OF 120 FT. MEASURED ON DIP OF VEIN. VEIN STOPED OUT TO SURFACE. 165 FT. CROSSCUT AND 48 FT OF DRIFTS 120 FT. LOWER.
Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS, MONTEZUMA, SNOW SHOE AND SAN MIGUEL. 60 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN(S). TRACED FOR LENGTH OF 1.5 MILES ALONG SURFACE. SAME VEIN AS THAT WHICH OCCURS ON ADJOINING MECKEL-FIELDS PROPERTY. LOCALLY, VEINS 4-18 IN. THICK.
Comment (Commodity): FINELY-DIVIDED FREE GOLD
Comment (Location): UTM EST. E 1/2. LAND UNSURVEYED FOR TOWNSHIP-RANGE. PROJECTED LOC.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 1, P. 53.
Reference (Deposit): MCKLAZIURE, C., 1921, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 17, P. 542.
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1926, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 22, P. 24.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 132.
Reference (Production): AVERILL (1941)
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