Gold Crown

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035406
MRDS ID M023189
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Crown
Related records 10263171

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.74251, 41.76401 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Relative position 1.3 MI SW MONO SCHOOL ON HUMBUG CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Badger Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Klamath(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 045N 008W 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.74251, 41.76401

Economic information

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period 1932-1941
    Material AU ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Recov. Au, Ag (Ratio 2:1), 12 Tons Of Concentrates, Containing 6.25% Pb, Recov. Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Lead Lead 6wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND

Comments on the workings information

  • 25 FT. SHAFT, 70 FT. INCLINE, 1200 FT. ADIT SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. OF DRIFTS. 20-TON AMALGAMATION MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J.G., 1957, LEAD & ZINC IN CALIF.: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 53, P. 702-703

  • Production

    GOODWIN (1957)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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