The Golden Gate Gp is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.22528, -121.03750
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Golden Gate Gp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Gate Gp
Secondary: Kentucky & Alpha
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Grass Valley
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PYRITE ASSAYS $150 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): CONCENTRATE LESS THAN 1 % OF ORE, AVG $45 - $50 AU/TON. SMALL CARLOAD CHROME ORE MINED.
Comment (Deposit): 200 ACRES. INCLUDES DANA, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, GOLDEN GATE, ALPHA, ISMERT RANCH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM ACC NE 1/4 NE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, 5 , GOLDEN GATE, DANA-MOBILE TREASURY, ALPHA, BLIGHT AND WILLS. VEINS FORM CONJUGATE SYSTEM TO IDAHO-BRUNSWICK SOUTH-DIPPING VEINS. VEIN AVERAGES 18 IN THICK
Comment (Workings): 1020 FT INCLINE, 3315 FT DRIFTS, 485 FT CROSSCUTS, 420 FT RAISES, 160 FT RAISES
Comment (Geology): DIABASE DIKES IN SERPENTINE, ALTERED SERPENTINE CONTAINS MARIPOSITE
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , P. 401 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1919 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 73 , 180 - 182 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN, 1941
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