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Sunnyslope

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086629
MRDS ID X025734
Record type Site
Current site name Sunnyslope
Alternate or previous names Mullen
Related records 10189869

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.84918, 41.35095 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 3.5 MI. NW CALLAHAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Callahan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Shasta(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 040N 009W 02 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. N 1/2 N 1/2

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation Of Pyrite

Analytical data

Result MINERALIZED SEAM, AVG. 18 IN. THICK, ASSAYED $10-$20/TON IN GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip STEEPLY E.
    Thickness 2.13M

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

  • ABOUT 8 TONS OF ORE MILLED, YIELDING $70/TON IN GOLD BY AMALGAMATION. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • CURRY ADIT DRIVEN N10W FOR 70 FT. TO VEIN; THEN S25W FOR 50 FT. ON VEIN. TRACED FOR OVER 500 FT. ON SURFACE BY SHALLOW SHAFTS AND TRENCHES

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. 450-451 PL. 42

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY V. 27, P. 47

  • Production

    OBRIEN (1947)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN, 2-7 FT. THICK. CRUSHED, BROKEN W/YELLOW-BROWN STAINS. WALLS ARE FINE-GRAINED AND DARK GRAY.
Deposit 5 CLAIMS. ADJOINS HATHAWAY HOLDINGS TO NORTH. 60 ACRES ; 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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