The Pleasant Mining Co is a gold mine located in Modoc county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.9025, -120.30194
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Pleasant Mining Co MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pleasant Mining Co
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Modoc
District: High Grade
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Sado
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Warner Mountains
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $50 ORE REPORTED
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN; USGS MODEL MAY ALSO BE 25A: HOT-SPRING AU-AG.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A 40 FT SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF MODOC COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 4, P. 456
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