The Allen Mine Gemrock, is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 4,341 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: 4,341 Feet (1,323 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.6756, -122.79170
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Allen Mine Gemrock, MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Allen Mine Gemrock,
Secondary: South Fork Clear Creek Mining Co.
Secondary: Barham
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Mc Adam Creek
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: David Sibert
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1916
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2-5-76-ORE IS HIGHLY SILICEOUS & WOULD BE EXPENSIVE TO CONCENTRATE
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CALIF-CAL DIV MINES BUL 152-AP
Reference (Deposit): MORSE-UNPUB RPT CAL STATE COUNCILFOR DEFENSE-ALLEN MINE-8/20
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