Old Bill Mine

The Old Bill Mine is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,134 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

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Site Name

Primary: Old Bill Mine
Secondary: Johnston Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Bill Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Bill

Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica

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

Type: Other

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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Comment (Deposit): 8-29-75-GOOD DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION IN UNPUBLISHED CDM RPT FROM 1918-S

References

Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT.MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.MINES BUL.152-APRI

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN-MINES & MIN RES TRINITY CO-CAL.DIV.MINES GEO.CO.RPT.

Reference (Deposit): MORSE-UNPUB.RPT.CAL.STATE COUNCIL FOR DEFENSE,1918

Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY 37TH RPT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST-CAL.DIV.OF MINES-

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