Washington Mine

Occurrence in Shasta county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10140601
MRDS ID W025311
MAS/MILS ID 0060890346
Record type Site
Current site name Washington Mine
Related records 10077606

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -122.675, 40.72175 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

French Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Shasta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033 N 006 W 17 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -122.675, 40.72175

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Primary Resources, General Delivery, French Gul
    ID 403425
    Home office California
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Davis And Davis Mining Co.
    ID 403425
    Home office P O Box 241, French Gulch, Ca
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINES & MINERAL PRODUCERS ACTIVE IN CA DURING 1980; CDOM&G

  • Deposit

    SPECIAL PUBLICATION 58, 1981

  • Deposit

    CALIF DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. V. 35, NO. 2, APRIL 1939, PP. 156-159.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1996 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 04/04/2011
MSHA mine ID0403425
Mine name (MSHA)Washington Mine
Current operatorFrench Gulch (Nevada) Mining Corp
Current controller (parent)Matt Allain
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.