The McKisson Mine is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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McKisson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: McKisson Mine
Secondary: Etna Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE LOWER DITCH TUNNEL LEVEL HAS OPENED UP THE VEIN FOR 1020'; MILL TUNNEL LEVEL IS A 717' DRIFT ON THE VEIN. A 178' RAISE CONNECTS THE TWO TUNNELS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO QUARTZ FISSURE VEINS STRIKE A LITTLE N OF E AND DIP 75 DEG. S. ORE OCCURS IN LENSES & VARIES FROM 6"TO 4'IN WIDTH; SAID TO AVERAGE ABOUT $20 A TON. IT IS BASE, WITH SOME FREE GOLD. BOTH WALLS ARE GRANODIORITE.
Comment (Production): ENOUGH ORE DEVELOPED TO JUSTIFY A 5-STAMP MILL WHICH WAS BEING ERECTED IN 1935.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 274-5
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 38-39, 53, 149, AND PL. B
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