| Deposit ID | 10076898 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W024197 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Klondike Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Alturus, Alturus No. 1, No. 2, Alturus Fraction, Evening Star, Klondike, Mountain Sheep, White Quartz |
| Related records | 10115786, 10285790, 10139550 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.19244, 41.96569 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 9 MI NORTHWEST OF FORT BIDWELL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Modoc(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Bidwell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cedarville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Alturas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Surprise Valley(hydrologic unit)
North Lahontan(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Modoc National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Modoc |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 047N}047N | 015E}016E | 01,12}06,07 | E2 (12); SE4 (01); SW4 OF SW4 (06); NW CORNER (07) | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Amethyst | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS YIELDED $7.20/TON AU. LOCALLY ASSAYS ARE AS HIGH AS $250/TON |
|---|
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.19244, 41.96569 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Warner Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rhyolite Is Brecciated |
| General form | VEINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | High Grade |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W024197 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0604300434 |
AVERILL, C.V., 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF MODOC COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GOELOGY, V. 32, NO. 4, P. 452-453.
HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 594, PL. 5.
AVERILL, C.V., 1929, MODOC COUNTY, IN 25TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 14.
O'BRIEN, J.C., 1948, MODOC COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 44, NO. 4, P. 349.
TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 245.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE SEVERAL VEINS ON THESE CLAIMS; USGS MODEL MAY ALSO BE 25A: HOT-SPRING AU-AG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1994 | Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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