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Curtz

The Curtz is a gold mine located in Alpine county, California at an elevation of 7,100 feet.

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: Curtz

State:  California

County:  Alpine

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.6847, -119.70140

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Curtz MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Curtz
Secondary: Morning Star

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: California
County: Alpine

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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

Reference (Deposit): (FOR 1871): U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, P. 95.

Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R. W., 1973B, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN

Reference (Deposit): (FOR 1872): HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EXEC. DOC. NO. 210,

Reference (Deposit): 42ND, CONGRESS, 3RD SESSION, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (FOR 1870):

Reference (Deposit): GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, P. 53.

Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R. W., 1973A, STATISITICS OF MINES AND MINING IN

Reference (Deposit): 27, P. 489.

Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R. W., 1872, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATES AND

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES & GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 8,

Reference (Deposit): 1977, P. 20; ALSO CHAPTER ON COPPER.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU REPORT 15, 1917, P. 1-27,

Reference (Deposit): 1920, P. 401-403; REPORT 18, 1922, P. 362; REPORT 27,

Reference (Deposit): 1931, P. 489.

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOUNAL OF MINES & GEOLOGY, VOL. 53, 1957,

Reference (Deposit): NOS. 3 & 4, P. 414.

Reference (Deposit): BROWNE, J.R., 1868, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATES AND

Reference (Deposit): TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: GOVERNMENT

Reference (Deposit): PRINTING OFFICE, P. 170-172.

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1905, COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA:

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 23, P. 199; 1908,

Reference (Deposit): BULLETIN 50, P. 246.

Reference (Deposit): EAKLE, A. S., 1919, ALPINE COUNTY: CALIFORNIA MINING BUREAU

Reference (Deposit): REPORT 15, P. 14-23.

Reference (Deposit): ERICK. J. H., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA, IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES BULLETIN 144, P. 213.

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1921, ALPINE COUNTY: CALIFONRIA MINING BUREAU

Reference (Deposit): REPORT 17, P. 403; 1923, REPORT 18, P. 362; 1931, REPORT

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