Gold Location

The Gold Location is a gold mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Location

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smartville

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Superior Oil Co. Tuscon Arizona
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Jim Bright Exploration Resources Reno Nevada
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Louisiana Land Co.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1978

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1973
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): G-TOB OTHER IS MASSIVE SULPHIDE G-ORI OTHER IS SYNGENETIC, HEAVY METALS COME FROM VOLCANICS AND SEA WATER G-SOB OTHER IS PANCAKE SHAPED THE ORE BODY IS A STRATAFORM MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT THAT IS FAULTED IN THE CENTER BY AN E-W-NORMAL FAULT.THE NORTH HALF IS DOWNDROPPED 50 METERS AND OCCURS 53 METRS DOWN. THE SOUTH HALF IS 3 METERS BELOW THE SURFACE.

Comment (Ownership): HOLDING OTHER IS PRIVATELY OWNED LAND; SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY 1978. MASSIVE SULFIDE WOULD BE MINED BY OPEN PID METHD AT A COST OF 3 DOLLARS PER METRIC TON. CONCENTRATION BY FLOATATION AT A COST OF 4 DOLLARS PER METRIC TON. 1976 DOLLARS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 3000000 METRIC TONS ARE DRILLED OUT AND REPRESENT MEASURED ORE. 2.5 PERCENT COPPER IS OVERALL GRADE; CLOSE TO HALF OF THE DEPOSIT RUNS IN EXCESS OF 6 PERCENT COPPER

References

Reference (Deposit): JOSEY,WILLIAM,1978-SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY,TUSCON ARIZONA;

Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ON JULY 28. CONFIDENTIAL

Reference (Deposit): USGS CRIB NO. MO07587

Reference (Deposit): MOTTER, JACK,1978-EXPLORATION RESOURCES,RENO, NEVADA;

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL,N AND NOKLEBERG,W, 1976, PLATE TECTONIC AND STRUCTURL

Reference (Deposit): RELATIONS FOR THE ORIGIN AND DEFORMATION OF THE WESTERN

Reference (Deposit): METAMORPHIC BELT ALON THE MARGIN OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BATHOLITH; ABSTRACT.G.S.A. 72BD ANNUAL MEETING

Reference (Deposit): COREDILLERAN SECTION, APRIL 1976,VOL 8, NO.3 P.420.

Reference (Deposit): XENOPHONTUS, C. AND BOND, G. C., 1978, PETROLPGY, SEDIMENT-

Reference (Deposit): ATION AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SMARTVILLE TERRANE

Reference (Deposit): (JURASSIC) BEARING ON THE GENESIS OF THE SMARTVILLE

Reference (Deposit): OPHIOLITE; IN MESOZOIC PALEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE WESTERN

Reference (Deposit): UNITED STATES, PACIFIC COAST PALEOGEOGRAPHY SYMPOSIUM

Reference (Deposit): NO. 2 S.E.P.M., APRIL 26, 1978. P.291

Reference (Deposit): PSFC NATURAL RESOURCES OF NW CALIF

Reference (Deposit): COMMUNICATION ON JULY 15 AND 28. CONFIDENTIAL

California Gold

"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.