Geneva Mine (Peavine Mine; Easter Mine), Coyote Peak, Coffee Mining District (Coffee Creek Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 8' 22'' North , 122° 55' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Coffee Creek | 217 (2011) | 18.4km |
Trinity Center | 267 (2011) | 25.3km |
Etna | 716 (2017) | 35.3km |
Weaverville | 3,600 (2011) | 45.4km |
Greenview | 201 (2011) | 45.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96379
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96379:3
GUID (UUID V4):
9bc2835a-3565-4c65-88d1-e958da1e9310
A former lode Au mine located in secs. 19 &20, T38N, R9W, MDM, 6.4 km (4.0 miles) NE of Coyote Peak, along the South Fork Coffee Creek (2.5 miles ESE of Rush Creek Lake), on Bureau of Land Management wilderness land (Trinity Alps Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a Au deposit (Cryptic MRDS note: mica sachist w/some actiro- lite (sic) [possibly means actinolite]). Local rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 9 (Western Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings comprised of a 350 foot adit.
Production data are found in: Goodwin (1957).
Gold was recovered directly. Some concentrate shipped in 1935 and contained 6.16% Pb. Recoverable Au to Ag ratio was 1:3. No other production record was found.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10035866 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050601