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Bald Eagle

Occurrence in Shasta 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033801
MRDS ID M020448
Record type Site
Current site name Bald Eagle
Related records 10164866

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.18609, 40.81124 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Relative position 2 MILES NORTH OF DE LA MAR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Minnesota Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pit(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity 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 Shasta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 003W 10 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CHARACTER OF ORE OXIDE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.18609, 40.81124
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N & S
    Dip E
    Thickness 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ORE SITUATED BETWEEN RHYOLITE (HANGING WALL) AND QUARTZITE (FOOT WALL).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name East Shasta Copper-Zinc

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 56.658HA
    Length 19.81M
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT WORK DONE, AND EXTENT OF ORE BODY NOT DETERMINED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AUBURY, L. E., 1902 , REGISTER OF MINES AND MINERALS, NO. 10 - 12 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG. 8

  • Deposit

    BROWN, G. C., 1914 , 14TH REPORT OF THE STATE MIN., CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG. 762

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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