Salig Mine Patented

The Salig Mine Patented is a gold and silver mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 1,299 feet.

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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: Salig Mine Patented  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.91861, -121.06667

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Salig Mine Patented MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Salig Mine Patented


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Rock Creek


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Smith, A. L.
Years: 1915 - 1916


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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 200 FT. IDLE IN 1915-16. (THIS MINE NOT LISTED IN LATER (1936) COUNTY REPORT - POSSIBLY BY ACCIDENT?)

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN IN SLATE, CARRYING FREE GOLD AND SILVER IN SULPHURETS AND GALENA. STRIKE NW-SE, DIP 75 DEG. E.


References

Reference (Deposit): DOM 15TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, 1915-16, P. 350

Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 66


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