Hobson Group of Mines

The Hobson Group of Mines is a gold mine located in Siskiyou 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

Name: Hobson Group of Mines  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.8611, -123.62470

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Hobson Group of Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hobson Group of Mines
Secondary: Hobson Claim
Secondary: Success Claim
Secondary: Copper Belle Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou


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

Owner Name: Dartes, Dorothy
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Box 12, Quines Cr Rd, Azalea, Or 97410


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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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

Comment (Location): PROPERTY EXTENDS INTO SEC 16 CONSISTS OF 3 CLAIMS: HOBSON, COPPER BELLE + SUCCESS.


References

Reference (Deposit): MIN INF SVCE V 15, NO 10, 1964, P 9

Reference (Deposit): WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE #0060931170.


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