City of Six Mine

The City of Six Mine is a gold mine located in Sierra county, California.

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: City of Six Mine

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.53444, -120.83639

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City of Six Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: City of Six Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Sierra


Land Status

Not available


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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): CONSIDERABLE MILLING ORE

Comment (Geology): SAME ROCK SERIES AS IN ALLEGHANY DISTRICT. MAIN VEIN FOLLOWS STEEP CONTACT OF SLATE & SERPENTINE SOMETIMES RUNNING QTZ STRINGERS INTO SLATE HANGING WALL. IN PLACES, FOOTWALL SERPENTINE MINERALIZED, W DOLOMITE-QTZ ROCK & BLUEJAY. SOME FAULTING NEARLY PARALLEL TO STRIKE & DIP OF MAIN CONTACT, W MINERALIZING PROBABLY SIMULTANEOUS OR SOON AFTER. TRIPLE POCKET ADJOINS ON N., CARSON ON S

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. NE 1/4

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, ORE SHOOT

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 1400 FT OF BACKS ON THE VEIN. 2ND ADIT 360 FT LOWER THAN UPPER, 1500 FT LONG W CROSSCUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1942 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SIERRA CO.: CDM CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., VOL. 38 , NO. 1 , P. 53 .

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1929 , SIERRA CO.: CDMM 25TH REPORT STATE MINERALOGIST, APRIL, P. 175 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1929


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