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Salmon River District

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. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001029
MRDS ID MP90019
Record type District
Current site name Salmon River District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.18083, 41.37874 (WGS84)
Relative position INCLUDES MOST OF THE DRAINAGE OF THE SALMON RIVER. AN AREA OF ABOUT 800 SQUARE MILES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

English Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salmon(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)

Marble Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.18083, 41.37874
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description DISPLACED EXTENSION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE, WITH TIGHT ISOCLINAL FOLDING AND INTRUSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEVADAN OROGENY. CENOZOIC NORMAL AND HIGH ANGLE REVERSE FAULTS.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream hydraulics

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name SALMON RIVER DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner KING SOLOMON'S MINE CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner GOLD BALL MINING CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner NORCAL MINING CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner MARYLAND MINING CO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.

  • Deposit

    BRADLEY, WALTER W., 1935, SISKIYOU COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, THIRTY-FIRST STATE MINERALOGIST'S REPORT, P. 255-327.

  • Deposit

    CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 93, 186 P.

Beyond USGS

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

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