The Gold Location is a gold mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.9131, -123.59000
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Gold Location MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Location
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smartville
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Superior Oil Co. Tuscon Arizona
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Jim Bright Exploration Resources Reno Nevada
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1978
Owner Name: Louisiana Land Co.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1973
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): G-TOB OTHER IS MASSIVE SULPHIDE G-ORI OTHER IS SYNGENETIC, HEAVY METALS COME FROM VOLCANICS AND SEA WATER G-SOB OTHER IS PANCAKE SHAPED THE ORE BODY IS A STRATAFORM MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT THAT IS FAULTED IN THE CENTER BY AN E-W-NORMAL FAULT.THE NORTH HALF IS DOWNDROPPED 50 METERS AND OCCURS 53 METRS DOWN. THE SOUTH HALF IS 3 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE.
Comment (Ownership): HOLDING OTHER IS PRIVATELY OWNED LAND; SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY 1978. MASSIVE SULFIDE WOULD BE MINED BY OPEN PID METHD AT A COST OF 3 DOLLARS PER METRIC TON. CONCENTRATION BY FLOATATION AT A COST OF 4 DOLLARS PER METRIC TON. 1976 DOLLARS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 3000000 METRIC TONS ARE DRILLED OUT AND REPRESENT MEASURED ORE. 2.5 PERCENT COPPER IS OVERALL GRADE; CLOSE TO HALF OF THE DEPOSIT RUNS IN EXCESS OF 6 PERCENT COPPER
References
Reference (Deposit): JOSEY,WILLIAM,1978-SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY,TUSCON ARIZONA;
Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ON JULY 28. CONFIDENTIAL
Reference (Deposit): USGS CRIB NO. MO07587
Reference (Deposit): MOTTER, JACK,1978-EXPLORATION RESOURCES,RENO, NEVADA;
Reference (Deposit): WETZEL,N AND NOKLEBERG,W, 1976, PLATE TECTONIC AND STRUCTURL
Reference (Deposit): RELATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN AND DEFORMATION OF THE WESTERN
Reference (Deposit): METAMORPHIC BELT ALON THE MARGIN OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BATHOLITH; ABSTRACT.G.S.A. 72BD ANNUAL MEETING
Reference (Deposit): COREDILLERAN SECTION, APRIL 1976,VOL 8, NO.3 P.420.
Reference (Deposit): XENOPHONTUS, C. AND BOND, G. C., 1978, PETROLPGY, SEDIMENT-
Reference (Deposit): ATION AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SMARTVILLE TERRANE
Reference (Deposit): (JURASSIC) BEARING ON THE GENESIS OF THE SMARTVILLE
Reference (Deposit): OPHIOLITE; IN MESOZOIC PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE WESTERN
Reference (Deposit): UNITED STATES, PACIFIC COAST PALEOGEOGRAPHY SYMPOSIUM
Reference (Deposit): NO. 2 S.E.P.M., APRIL 26, 1978. P.291
Reference (Deposit): PSFC NATURAL RESOURCES OF NW CALIF
Reference (Deposit): COMMUNICATION ON JULY 15 AND 28. CONFIDENTIAL
California Gold
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