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Seitz

Past Producer in Modoc county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102937
MRDS ID M010222
Record type Site
Current site name Seitz
Related records 10115766

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.19633, 41.76236 (WGS84)
Elevation 1786
Relative position 7 MI SOUTH OF FORT BIDWELL ON EAST SLOPE OF SPUR ON WARNER RANGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Modoc(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Modoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 045N 016E 18,19 California

Comments on the location information

  • CALIF. BULLETIN 144 SHOWS THIS MINE IN SEC. 18, 19, 45N/15E. HOWEVER, DESCRIPTIVE LOCATION AND REFERENCE TO FORT BIDWELL QUADRANGLE IN REPORT 15INDICATES IT MAY BE 16E. TUNNEL SYMBOL IS SHOWN ON QUADRANGLE IN SW1/4 SW1/4 SEC. 18, 45N/16E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Warner Mountains

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Strike N 65 E
    Dip 60 SE
    Width 0.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • SOME HIGH GRADE ORE SHIPPED FROM THIS PROPERTY.

Comments on the workings information

  • 336 FT LONG TUNNEL, 90 FT DEEP SHAFT; LARGE NUMBER OF SHALLOW OPEN CUTS MADE ON THE VEINS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948, TABLUATION OF COPPER DIPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA, IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144, P. 272.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1919, MODOC COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 241.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SERIES OF NARROW VEINS 2-8 IN. WIDE. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1991 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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