Pilot

The Pilot is a copper mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Pilot
Secondary: Borden

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Plumas

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

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada

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): SHIPMENT OF ORE FROM WHICH 1/3 WAS SORTED OUT AND SAVED FOR A MILL GRADE, THE BALANCE BEING SHIPPED; SAID TO HAVE RUN 17 % CU, $14.60 AU AND 14 OZ AG PER TON. THAT IN SHAFT SAID TO BE OF BETTER GRADE.

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS: BORDEN VEIN STRIKES N 6 W, DIPS 30 E, THE MOHICAN STRIKES N 18 W, DIPS 44 E, SAME THICKNESS 2 - 4 FT.

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL 600 FT. LONG CUTS BORDEN VEIN 136 FT. VERTICALLY BELOW CROPPINGS AND 222 FT. BELOW A POINT ON THE MOHICAN VEIN, WHERE 30 FT. SHAFT HAS BEEN SUNK. TUNNEL DRIVEN 55 FT. BEYOND BORDEN VEIN - SHOULD CUT MOHICAN VEIN IF DRIVEN 60 - 75 FT. MORE. A 30 FT. RAISE FROM AN 18 FT. DRIFT IN TUNNEL CONNECTS WITH STOPE 18 FT. LONG BY 4 FT. WIDE BY 12 FT. HIGH. 50 FT. DRIFT FROM SHAFT ON MOHICAN VEIN.

Comment (Deposit): LAST WORK DONE IN TUNNEL 1922. MINE LIES BETWEEN THE GRUSS AND FIVE BEARS MINE ON SAME LODE. COMPRISED OF 60 ACRES.

References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1928 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION, 24 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 279

Reference (Production): AVERILL, C.V., 1928 , P. 279 - 280

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