California

The California is a gold and silver mine located in Ferry county, Washington.

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: California  

State:  Washington

County:  Ferry

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 48.60278, -118.58167

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California MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: California
Secondary: Apollo


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Washington
County: Ferry


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1901-1902, 1908, 1914-1916, 1927-1929, AND 1938-1939 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 119).

Comment (Deposit): THE CALIFORNIA MINE IS IN A SEQUENCE OF PERMIAN-TRIASSIC ROCKS WHICH ARE METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS NEAR THE DEPOSIT (MUESSIG, 1967, GEOL. MAP; HUNTTING, 1956, P. 119). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18

Reference (Deposit): MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 550, 215 P.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.


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