Dixie Queen Mines

The Dixie Queen Mines is a gold mine located in Modoc county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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

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Site Name

Primary: Dixie Queen Mines

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Modoc
District: Winters

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/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

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Sado

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Type: L
Description: West-Northwest Striking Fault Zone, Country Rock Is Brecciated

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 300 FT CROSSCUT ADIT AND A SHALLOW SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS ON VEIN

References

Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 251.

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 177.

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