The Keating Prospect is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 6,358 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: 6,358 Feet (1,938 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.1439, -122.87610
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Keating Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keating Prospect
Secondary: Hardscrabble
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
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Production
Year: 1909
Time Period: 1899-1909
Description: 120 Ozs Gold And 7 Ozs Silver Were Produced Between 1899 And 1909.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1899
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): REF MIN. PROP. FILE
Reference (Deposit): U S GEOL SURVEY BULL 1371-B, P 158.
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