Jerusalem

The Jerusalem is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 6,699 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: Jerusalem  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.55, -122.77900

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Jerusalem MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jerusalem


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Trinity
District: Indian Creek


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN WITH ORE SHOOT 200 FT. LONG, 2 FT. THICK

Comment (Workings): 560 FT. ADIT AND 300 FT. OF DRIFTS

Comment (Deposit): 80 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

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

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. SOME RICH ORE EXTRACTED AT ONE TIME


References

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 894.

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 450


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