The Gold Stripes Mine is a gold mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.1628, -121.03280
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Gold Stripes Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Stripes Mine
Secondary: Goldstripe Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
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: Royal Gold Inc.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Calgom Mining Inc.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1990
Owner Name: Royal Kanaka Creek Corp.
Percent: 50.00
Info Year: 1990
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface-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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ORE PLACED ON PAD, LEACHED WITH CYANIDE; CYANIDE IS NEUTRALIZED, AND TAILINGS REMOVED TO DISPOSAL AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 24, 1928, P. 288.
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1990.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.
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