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Dozier

Occurrence in Shasta county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033821
MRDS ID M020469
Record type Site
Current site name Dozier
Related records 10165375

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.3847, 40.71346 (WGS84)
Elevation 518
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES NE OF SHASTA DAM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shasta Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sacramento Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Shasta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 005W 13 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO COPPER INDICATIONS IN SMALLER CUTS OR TUNNELS.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.3847, 40.71346
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip S 40 DEG W
    Length 60.96M
    Width 9.14M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE RHYOLITE APPEARS TO BE A DIKE STRIKING ALMOST DUE SOUTH, DEPOSIT IS NEAR SUMMIT OF A SPUR RIDGE FROM BASS MOUNTAIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name East Shasta Copper-Zinc

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 129.504HA
    Length 51.82M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MC K., 1921 , SHASTA COUNTY IN REDDING FIELD DIVISION, CALIF. MIN. BUR. REPT. 17 , PG. 517 - 518

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COPPER SULFATE ON WALLS OF ADIT, LARGE DEPOSIT OF GOSSAN, NEAR RIDGE SUMMIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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