Laurel

The Laurel is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,851 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: Laurel  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.62556, -122.85222

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Laurel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Laurel
Secondary: Phillips
Secondary: Hensley


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Trinity
District: Indian Creek


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1886
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

Form: POCKETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK CUT IN PLACES BY 'LIMESTONE DIKES'

Comment (Deposit): 20 ACRES. 3 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): SERIES OF ADITS, HIGHEST 53 FT. BELOW OUTCROP OR 222 FT. ABOVE LEVEL OF CREEK, IS 160 FT. LONG. 57 FT. BELOW, NEXT ADIT 130 FT. LONG. THIRD ADIT, 100 FT. LOWER, IS 250 FT. LONG. LOWEST ADIT 20 FT. ABOVE CREEK, AND AT DISTANCES OF 67 FT. AND 122 FT. FROM PORTAL, 2 RAISES DRIVEN TO LEVEL ABOVE. SOME WORK DONE ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF CREEK ALSO.

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. WAS AN EST. 1600 TONS OF ORE VALUED AT $45/TON, BLOCKED OUT.

Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEINS, AVG. 18 IN. THICK CONTAINS BOTH FREE AND BASE ORE. CLAIMS COVER LODE FOR 4500 FT. PRINCIPAL VEIN TRACED ON SURFACE FOR 500 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): MCKLAZIURE, C., 1921, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 17, P. 541-542

Reference (Production): MCK. LAZIURE (1921)

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 894

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 44


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