Bailey Claim

The Bailey Claim is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 6,001 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: Bailey Claim  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.89056, -122.97861

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Bailey Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bailey Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Trinity
District: Dedrick


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

Form: LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ADIT DRIVEN ON NO. 2 LEVEL OF THE GLOBE, WHICH WAS DRIVEN THROUGH MTN. FROM STUART FORK SIDE TO CANYON CREEK SIDE AT ELEVATION ABOUT 500 FT BELOW OUTCROP OF VEIN. ADIT NOW CAVED

Comment (Deposit): PART OF THE OLD GLOBE MINE. SEE GLOBE CONSOLIDATED FOR MORE DETAILS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM EST. APPARENTLY SEVERAL LOCATIONS LAND UNSURVEYED FOR TOWNSHIP-RANGE. PROJECTED LOCATION-UNCERTAIN.

Comment (Production): SEE GLOBE CONS. FOR PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1941, MINERAL RESOURCES OF TRINITY COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 1, P. 26


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