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Rattlesnake

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. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035589
MRDS ID M023437
Record type Site
Current site name Rattlesnake
Alternate or previous names Sheba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.93002, 41.67594 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
Relative position 0.7 MI SW RUSSELL PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Russell Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 009W 07 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. NW 1/4 36

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.93002, 41.67594
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip E
    Thickness 3.66M

Comments on the geologic information

  • RHYODACITE INTRUDED SANDSTONE. SUBSURFACE SCHISTOSITY OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS STRIKES EAST, DIPS 30-40 SOUTH.

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

  • ORE WAS FREE-MILLING. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1913.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 100 FT. ADIT, 20 FT. SHAFT, 40 FT. DRIFT
  • HUNDREDS OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PITS. FORMERLY HAD 200 TON CAPACITY-PER-DAY MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COOPER, A.S., 1900, REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, COUNTY OF SISKIYOU, CALIF: CALIF. STATE MINING BUREAU

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 6-12 FT. THICK
Deposit FISSURES
Deposit ASSOCIATED PLACER GOLD DEPOSITED IN GULLIES AND RAVINES ; 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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