Ora Anna Quartz Mine

The Ora Anna Quartz Mine is a gold mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 499 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

Name: Ora Anna Quartz Mine  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation: 499 Feet (152 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.76083, -124.00444

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Ora Anna Quartz Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ora Anna Quartz Mine
Secondary: Crescent City Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Arsenic


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Bald Hills


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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


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

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS BETWEEN SLATE HANGING WALL AND DIORITE FOOTWALL VEINS AVG 6 FT. THICK.

Comment (Workings): 300 FT. ADIT; WINZE, 70 FT. DEEP. UPPER TUNNEL, 40 FT. LONG

Comment (Location): UTM EST. E 1/2 SE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): ONE PATENTED AND 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. SINCE 1897, ONLY ASSESSMENT WORK DONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURRED FREE STATE AND IN SULFIDES


References

Reference (Deposit): WATTS, W. L., 1892, DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 11, P. 197

Reference (Deposit): LOWELL, F. L., 1913, DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, P. 390

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 129.

Reference (Deposit): 5) MAXSON, J. H., 1933, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF DEL NORTE AND SISKIYOU COUNTIES, NORTHWESTERNMOST CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 144

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1925, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 3, P. 291


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