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Barandun

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035382
MRDS ID M023154
Record type Site
Current site name Barandun
Related records 10280622

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.70805, 41.32345 (WGS84)
Elevation 1143
Relative position 2.5 MI. S. LOVERS LEAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Scott Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Shasta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Scott(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Klamath 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 Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 040N 007W 17 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE FROM 1 TON OF CONC. ASSAYED 2.8 OZ. AU

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.70805, 41.32345
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip 60-70NW
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS NEAR PERIODITITE - SLATE CONTACT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1931
    Material AU ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Yielded $8/Ton Or 0.39 Oz Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 11g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ADITS, AVG. 300 FT. LONG. UPPER ADIT FOLLOWS VEIN FOR 20 FT. 120 FT. BELOW THIS, SECOND ADIT DID NOT REACH VEIN THIRD ADIT A LITTLE BELOW FIRST CUTS VEIN NEAR FACE, AVG. 2 FT. THICK. W/ DRIFT 30 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 137-138

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P.29

  • Production

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS, 2-4 FT. THICK
Deposit 160 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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