The Golden Center Gp is a silver and gold mine located in Nevada county, California.
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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
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Golden Center Gp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Center Gp
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): DROMEDARY VEIN YIELDED ORE AT $10 - $60 AU/TON, 2 % SULFIDES AT $50 AU/TON 35000 LBS. CU AND 15000 LBS PB AS BY PRODUCTS
Comment (Other Database): RECORD NUMBER 344 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD
Comment (Location): UTM EST SW 1/4
Comment (Deposit): VEINS, SEVERAL, 1 - 3 FT THICK COMBS, SHEARED & BRECCIATED TEXTURES COMMON.
Comment (Workings): INCLINE, WINZE, RAISE 7 LEVELS, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTING
Comment (Deposit): CONSOLIDATION OF DROMEDURY - ROCK ROCHE & BERRIMAN. 150 ACRES. INCLUDES PEABODY, CABIN FLAT AND SCOTIA MINES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , P. 400 - 1 .
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS 3 AND 4 , P. 578 .
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 16 , P. 177 - 180 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSTON, W. D., 1940 , THE GOLD QUARTZ VEINS OF GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 194 , P. 66 - 67 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1941 ) GOODWIN ( 1953 ) MACBOYLE ( 1918 )
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