Gold Blossom

The Gold Blossom is a gold and silver mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 850 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Blossom

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Ophir

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mutual Security Co.
Years: 1935 -

Production

Year: 1899
Time Period: 1896 - 1899

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CONC ASSAYS $17.55 - $255 AU/TON, $57.04 - $75.52 AG/TON, ORE ASSAYS 0.5 OZ AU, 245 OZ AG/TON

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. S 1/2, NE 1/4 , SW 1/4 AND S 1/2 , NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC. 12 , SW 1/4 SEC. 7

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORDS FOUND

Comment (Deposit): VEINS 2 - 3 FT. THICK, SULFIDES 1 1/2 - 3 %.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, TUNNEL, DRIFTS

Comment (Deposit): INCLUDES MARION LODE, OHIO CLAIM, BACK ACTION AND GOLD BLOSSOM NO. 2 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 339 - 340 .

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1896 , GOLD-PLACER: REPORT 13 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST. CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. P. 278 .

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W., 1894 , THE GOLD-SILVER VEINS OF OPHIR, CALIFORNIA: 14TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PART 2 , P. 270 .

Reference (Deposit): 5) GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P. 590 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 ) WARING ( 1917 ) GOODWIN ( 1957 )

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 23 - 24 , 29 .

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