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Quartz Hill

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035523
MRDS ID M023339
Record type Site
Current site name Quartz Hill
Related records 10165589

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.00057, 41.74289 (WGS84)
Elevation 536
Relative position 0.2 MI E. SCOTT BAR ON N. BANK MILL CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Scott Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Happy Camp(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 045N 010W 16 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. E 1/2 SW 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SPECIMEN OF SYLVANITE OR PETZITE 8-10 IN. LONG FROM POCKET SAID TO HAVE PRODUCED 30 LBS OF SIMILAR MATERIAL. BROWN (1914) STATES VEINS STRIKE NE, BEDROCK CONSISTS OF ALTERNATING BEDS OF SLATE & QUARTZITE ENCLOSED BY 2 PARALLEL DIKES, 1800 FT. APART. WHOLE 'MASS' CRUSHED BY DIKES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.00057, 41.74289
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults (?)

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Thickness 1.37M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Scott River

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • HAS LARGE POSSIBILITIES FOR WORKING ON LARGE-TONNAGE BASIS. MOST OF GOLD WAS RECOVERED BY AMALGAMATION. BROWN (1914) STATES THAT YEARLY PRODUCTION WAS FROM $10,000-$12,000. NO OTHER INFO. FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • FIRST WORKED BY HYDRAULIC METHODS ABOUT 1852; LATER BY BLASTING ROCK LOOSE & WASHING IT THROUGH SLUICE BOXES. DRIFTS, SHAFTS, 10-STAMP MILL. ADIT DRIVEN N83E FOR 50 FT. ON 4.5 FT. THICK QTZ. LENS. 75 FT. INCLINE W/180 FT. DRIFT AT BOTTOM. FEW POCKETS MINED IN THIS WORK. GOLD RECOV. BY MILLING & AMALGAMATION. 10-STAMP MILL & SEVERAL DWELLINGS. HYDRAULIC PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 447 PL. 42

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V 2, P. 150

  • Deposit

    BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 839.

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CALIF. JOUR MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27 P. 49-51

  • Production

    AVERILL (1931) BROWN (1914)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRINGERS & LENSES IN ZONE 1800 FT. WIDE ONE LENS 4-5 FT. THICK. SEE AVERILL (1931) FOR MAP OF DEPOSIT. ADDITIONAL VEINS MAY EXIST UNDER TAILINGS PILES.
Deposit PATENTED. 75 ACRES. FIRST LOCATED 1852 SEVERAL PLACER CLAIM PATENTS AND MINERAL SURVEYS PATENT-ACTIVE 1947 ; 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

Beyond USGS

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