Craig Property

The Craig Property is a gold mine located in Modoc county, California at an elevation of 5,039 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: Craig Property  

State:  California

County:  Modoc

Elevation: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.91639, -120.30611

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Craig Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Craig Property


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Modoc
District: High Grade


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: W. H. Craig, Matt Lock, Modrell Brothers, And J.L. Lyon


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: R
Description: Warner Mountains

Type: L
Description: Contact Of Andesite And Rhyolite Breccia


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURE REPORTED, MILL COMPLETED IN 1936 BUT NOT IN OPERATIONBUT $50-ORE WAS REPORTED. BUT $50-ORE WAS REPORTED.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, ON CONTACT OF ANDESITE AND A BRECCIA, PROBABLY RHYOLITIC, ON FOOTWALL SIDE. FRACTURE ON THE BRECCIA SIDE CARRIES VEIN WITH CONSIDERABLE GOUGE AND IRON OXIDE WHICH IS SAID TO CARRY GOLD.; USGS MODEL MAY ALSO BE 25A: HOT-SPRING AU-AG.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AN ADIT WITH A 160 FT INCLINED WINZE DRIVEN ON THE VEIN WITH DRIFTING ON BOTTOM, 60 FT ON 100 FT LEVEL AND 60 FT ON 50 FT LEVEL

Comment (Deposit): 484 ACRES, NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF MODOC COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 4, P. 451-452


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