Monumental Consolidated Quartz Mine Probably Same As Continental

The Monumental Consolidated Quartz Mine Probably Same As Continental is a gold mine located in Del Norte county, California.

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Mine Info

Name: Monumental Consolidated Quartz Mine Probably Same As Continental  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.98083, -123.80667

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Monumental Consolidated Quartz Mine Probably Same As Continental MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Monumental Consolidated Quartz Mine Probably Same As Continental


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: W. V. Stanfield, Raymond Mitchell, E. C. Matthews
Years: 1950 -


Production

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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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


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 (Production): 53 TONS OF ORE MINED IN 1946 WHICH ASSAYED $15.90 PER TON IN GOLD. SINCE SHIPPING AND SMELTING COSTS WERE ABOUT $17 PER TON, ORE WAS UNPROFITABLE TO SHIP BEFORE CONCENTRATING. MINE IDLE SINCE 1946. GOLD ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTER IN 1950 CONTAINED MINOR LEAD AND COPPER.

Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT 240 FT. DEEP AND A NUMBER OF PROSPECT TUNNELS 30 TO 40 FT. LONG.

Comment (Deposit): INCLUDES 165 ACRES OF PATENTED LAND.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT. 1952, PP. 278, 305; V. 53, NOS. 3 & 4, JULY-OCT. 1957, P. 439

Reference (Deposit): USGS B. 995-C, P. 122, PL. 11


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