California

The California is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: California

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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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 (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A shaft was sunk on the California prospect on what was believed to be the extension of the Cleary Hill shear zone which was mined extensively on the adjacent Free Gold claim. The shaft was sunk 20 feet at a 60 degree south dip along the shear zone and then flattened to 40 degrees south for an additional 40 feet (Smith, 1913; B 525). A 1- to 3-foot-wide quartz-bearing zone extends nearly to the bottom of the shaft where it is cut off by a flat-lying fault. The ore was reportedly of lower grade than other shear zones in the area; production records are not available. A second shaft was sunk to an unknown depth east of the first shaft but was not accessible in 1912 when visited by Smith (1913, B 525).

Comment (Production): Production Notes = Production records are not available.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A shaft was sunk on the California prospect on what was believed to be the extension of the Cleary Hill shear zone which was mined extensively on the adjacent Free Gold claim. The shaft was sunk 20 feet at a 60 S. dip along the shear zone and then flattened to 40 S. for an additional 40 feet (Smith, 1913; B 525). A 1- to 3-foot-wide quartz-bearing zone extends nearly to the bottom of the shaft where it is cut off by a flat-lying fault. The ore was reportedly of lower grade than other shear zones in the area; production records are not available. A second shaft was sunk to an unknown depth east of the first shaft but was not accessible in 1912 when visited by Smith (1913, B 525). Dump material at this shaft included quartz-feldspar granite which was reportedly associated with a gold-bearing shear zone in the shaft.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1913 (B 525)

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.

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