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Commodore

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035561
MRDS ID M023396
Record type Site
Current site name Commodore
Related records 10189762

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.8753, 41.80066 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 1.3 MI. WNW HAYSTACK BUTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horse Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Klamath(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 046N 009W 27 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result EST. ASSAYS OF $7/TON IN FREE GOLD AND $20/TON TOTAL.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.8753, 41.80066
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form RIBBON-LIKE
    Strike N70E
    Dip 52NW,90
    Thickness 0.56M

Comments on the geologic information

  • AVERILL (1931) DESCRIBES STRINGERS & VEINS AS FOLLOWING LAMPROPHYRE DIKES THAT HAVE INTRUDED GRANODIORITE.

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

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT-ADITS TO 300 FT. LENGTH. 250 FT. ADIT IN DIKE ROCK. STOPES. CROSSCUTS. SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS MILLSITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 394, 403, 408

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V2, P. 151

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1935, MINING ACTIVITY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT: CALIFORNIA JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 1, P. 278

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 27, P. 31-32

  • Production

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN(S), 12-22 IN. THICK BOTH WALLS GRANODIORITE. LOW-GRADE VALUES ALSO OCCUR IN DIKE. CARRIES ABOUT 4% SULFIDES.
Deposit INCL. GOOD ENOUGH & INSURANCE CLAIMS. 220 ACRES WORKED PRIOR TO 1901 ; 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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