Harveston Bar

The Harveston Bar is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, California.

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: Harveston Bar  

State:  California

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.31799, -123.52876

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Harveston Bar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Harveston Bar


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Humboldt


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: F. Brace


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): KLAMATH VIEW GROUP OF FOUR CLAIMS ARE ALSO IN SECS. 20 AND 21. ELEV. 800-2000. GREEN SCHIST IS COUNTRY ROCK. SOME QUARTZ VEINS. PSFC, FIG. 4 SHOWS LODE GOLD WHICH APPEARS TO BE IN SEC. 20. INCLUDES 40 ACRES OF MINING GROUND AND ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURAL LAND. TWO MEN WORK DURING THE WATER SEASON. CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 38, P. 347 STATES THERE WAS PT ON WILSON CREEK WHICH FLOWS THROUGH SEC. 20, SO THERE MAY HAVE BEEN PT. IN SEC. 20.

Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC GIANT USING EITHER 2-INCH OR 3-INCH NOZZLE OPENING.


References

Reference (Deposit): PSFC NOTES.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4,OCT. 1941, P. 510


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