Gold Dollar

The Gold Dollar is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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: Gold Dollar  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.07139, -122.70361

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Gold Dollar MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Dollar


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Trinity


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

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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

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Iron
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURED IN FREE STATE

Comment (Location): UTM EST. NW 1/4. LOCATION EST. FROM DESCRIPTION IN REF. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 2.5 FT. THICK. FISSURED AND SHEARED.

Comment (Geology): SMALL MASS OF GRANODIORITE INTRUDES SERPENTINE. APLITE DIKE, 25 FT. THICK, CUTS GRANODIORITE


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1931, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 35

Reference (Deposit): MACDONALD, 1912, GOLD LODES OF THE CARRVILLE DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 530-D, P. 24


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