Sherwood Mine

The Sherwood Mine is a gold mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,400 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: Sherwood Mine  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.09139, -123.28306

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Sherwood Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sherwood Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Trinity
District: New River


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/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: 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: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS. 80 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC. LAND UNSURVEYED FOR TOWNSHIP RANGE. PROJECTED

Comment (Production): NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. ALL ORE WAS MILLED AT MINE.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN. AVG. 9 IN. THICK. TRACED ON SURFACE FOR 700 FT. PAY SHOOT 200 FT. LONG

Comment (Workings): ADIT LEVEL WITH 2 WINZES, 90 FT. AND 50 FT. DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): MCK. LAZIURE, C., 1921, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 17, P. 542

Reference (Production): MCK LAZIURE (1921)

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 462


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