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Galvin

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033830
MRDS ID M020478
Record type Site
Current site name Galvin
Alternate or previous names Sugar Loaf
Related records 10141192

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.50916, 40.68541 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MILES W. OF MATHESON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Whiskeytown(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Shasta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 006W 25,26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.50916, 40.68541
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LARGE PART OF ROCK TYPES ARE FLOW BRECCIA OR PYROCLASTIC MATERIAL - STRONGLY FOLIATED AND SILICIFIED AND ARE PYRITIZED LOCALLY. FOLIATION STRIKES N 20 DEGREES - 60 DEGREES E, DIPS VERTICAL TO 40 DEGREES NW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name West Shasta Copper-Zinc

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 137.598HA
    Length 1330.45M

Comments on the workings information

  • 12 ADITS, 1951 ALL ADITS CAVED AT THE PORTAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOSSAN INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF THE ORE BODY.
Deposit NO ORE BODIES OF MASSIVE SULFIDE HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED YET, HOWEVER THE TREND OF THE ORE ZONE AND GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES EXTENDING NE FROM IRON MOUNTAIN APPEAR TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN.

Reporter information

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

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