The Gold Bank Consolidated Quartz is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Butte county, California.
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Mine Info
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Gold Bank Consolidated Quartz MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bank Consolidated Quartz
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: F. J. Stoer
Home Office: Emeryville, Ca.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Production): TOTAL OUTPUT IS PLACED AT $2,000,000 OF WHICH $500,000 WAS PROFIT. FREE GOLD CONTENT IS SAID TO BE ABOUT $1.50 A TON AND THE SULPHIDES FORMING 2 TO 7% OF ORE CARRY THE BALANCE, WITH SILVER, COPPER AND IT IS CLAIMED SOME TELLURIDE. LAST PRODUCED IN 1916 (26TH REPT. P. 375) SEC. 1 PROSPECTED FOR AU & CU (26TH REPT. P. 376
Comment (Workings): THE MINERAL REPORTED IN SEC. 12 SHALLOW PROSPECTS SHOW AU & CU ON SEC. 1
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: J. VOL. 45 #3, P. 443; R. 26, PP. 373-376
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