Late 1800’s Sierra County Calif. quartz mine for sale

The Sierra Phoenix Company(Alhambra) , in 1885 ran a 10 stamp quartz mill, 8 men at work hand drilled blast holes. The lode claims covered 3,000 feet of quartz ledge within the Melones fault trend. In 1895 James Freeborough got possession of the ground, renamed it the Alhambra Group. At that point the adit went in 300’. Over the years he took out 500 ounces. In 1917 Freeborough died in the winter hiking out to La Porte. The property was picked up by promoters for a short time but very little work done. In 1940 the Scott Family (well known and successful in the local mining history) located the claims and held until 2017.

Two federal lode claims in Sierra County California. Located in the Poker Flat mine district. The claims run from the old portal on Canyon Creek over the ridge 1500 feet to China Ravine and from there south an additional 1500 feet. Access by logging roads to Poker Flat, four wheel drive/atv required.

In historical reference quoted to the California mine examiner McBoyle, the ore ran 8 pennyweights to the ton (0.4 ounces/ton). Two short adits in China ravine expose the vein. Following the vein outcrop from Canyon Creek to China Ravine one can pan fine gold immediately down slope of the vein. Visible gold can be seen in the rock sample taken from the adits. The gold is most often associated with arsenopyrite as shown in the photos

Melones fault,adjacent to a serpentine contact