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Katie May

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035581
MRDS ID M023425
Record type Site
Current site name Katie May
Related records 10189948

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.71973, 41.74095 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 2.5 MI. W. YREKA ON N. SIDE OF TRAIL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yreka(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shasta(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 008W 13,24 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. S 1/2 S 1/2 13 AND N 1/2 N 1/2 24

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PIECES OF QUARTZ, AN INCH IN DIAMETER, SHOWED CONSIDERABLE QUANTITES OF FREE GOLD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result QTZ. CARRIES ABOUT 5% SULFIDES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.71973, 41.74095
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 85W
    Thickness 0.36M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Greenhorn

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION YEARS ESTIMATED. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS SURFACE CUTS, SHORT ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFTS STOPES, 4 FT. WIDE BY 60 FT. LONG BY 50 FT. HIGH.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE WAS SUFFICENTLY HIGH-GRADE ENOUGH TO HAUL MANY MILES TO CUSTOM MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 409

  • Deposit

    BROWN, G.C., 1914, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY, CALIF.: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 836

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C.A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 448

  • Deposit

    OBRIEN, J.C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 440

  • Deposit

    5) AVERILL, C.V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 3, P. 291

  • Deposit

    6) SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V2, P. 14

  • Production

    AVERILL (1935) BROWN (1914) SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRINGERS & NARROW VEINS 4-14 IN. THICK. NEAR CONTACT W/BLACK SHALE.
Deposit 5 CLAIMS. 20 ACRES. LOCATED IN 1886. RELOCATED IN 1900 ; 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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