Big Oak Tree Quartz

The Big Oak Tree Quartz is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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: Big Oak Tree Quartz  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.1025, -120.97972

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Big Oak Tree Quartz MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Oak Tree Quartz
Secondary: Milford


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Colfax


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ORE AVG. $28 /TON.

Comment (Location): UTM EST. SE 1/4

Comment (Production): SOME PRODUCTION 1883 - 1887 , 1924 , 1926

Comment (Deposit): VEIN AVG. 18 IN. THICK

Comment (Workings): 2 INCLINED SHAFTS, 5 DRIFTS, WINZE

Comment (Deposit): ADJOINS RISING SUN MINE ON THE SOUTH, 10 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 13 .

Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, W., JR., 1888 , REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 8 , P. 463 .

Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 333 .

Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1936


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