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Reno Group

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10103306
MRDS ID M023358
Record type Site
Current site name Reno Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.84806, 41.66956 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Relative position 3.2 MI. N. FORT JONES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Indian Creek Baldy(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)

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 044N 009W 14,11 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST N 1/2 N 1/2 N 1/2 14

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyrite Oxidized In Surface Material, Giving It Brown Color.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.84806, 41.66956
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 45E
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIKE INTRUDES GREENSTONE

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

  • OXIDIZED AND UNOXIDIZED DIKE ROCK STATED TO GIVE PANNINGS IN FREE GOLD. NO PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS AND 10 FT. SHAFT ON CLAIMS IN SEC. 14. IN SEC. 11, CROSSCUT ADIT RUNS N70E. SHORT DRIFTS, RAISE, WINZE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C. V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 3, P. 305-306 PL. 4

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 144

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. OTHER PATENTED LAND IN SE 1/4 SEC. 11. 40 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit STRINGERS & BUNCHES OF QTZ. IN DIKE, FRESH ROCK CARRIES CONSIDERABLE PYRITE ON CLAIMS IN SEC. 14. FRACTURE ZONE IN SEC. 11 CONTAINS GAUGE AND QUARTZ TO THICKNESS OF 3-4 FT.

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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