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Maple Mine

The Maple Mine is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3 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: Maple Mine

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 3 Feet (1 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.8511, -123.01810

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Maple Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Maple Mine

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

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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
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains

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): BLAKE, M.C., J.R., AND PETERS, T.J., 1984, WEAVER BALLY ROAD

Reference (Deposit): LESS AREA, CALIFORNIA, IN MARSH, S.P., E ALL EDS., WILDER-

Reference (Deposit): NESS MINERAL POTENTIAL: US GEOL SURV PROF PAP 1300, P. 407-

Reference (Deposit): 409.

Reference (Deposit): BLAKE, M.C., J.R., AND PETERS, T.J., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE

Reference (Deposit): POTENTIAL MAP OF THE WEAVER BALLY ROADLESS AREA, TRINITY

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP NF-1657-A.

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIFORNIA MINING

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU, 12TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, P. 312.

Reference (Deposit): HAMILTON, FLETCHER, 1915, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIFORNIA MINING

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU 14TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST P. 895.

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965,MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIF DIV OF MINES AND GEOL, COUNTY REPT

Reference (Deposit): 4, 125 P.

Reference (Deposit): PETERS, T.J., 1983, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE WEAVER

Reference (Deposit): BALLY RARE II AREA (NO. 5804), TRINITY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA:

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FLE EPORT MLA 93-83, 22P.

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