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La Clair

Past Producer in Trinity 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035885
MRDS ID M023828
Record type Site
Current site name La Clair
Related records 10262891

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.72472, 40.88291 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 1 MI. SE BOWERMAN PK. JUST ACROSS LAKE FROM MOUTH OF VAN NESS CK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trinity Center(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 008W 13,24 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. S 1/2 13, N 1/2 24

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PANNED FREE GOLD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYED $12-$15/TON IN GOLD SECOND VEIN ASSAYED $2.50/TON IN GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.72472, 40.88291
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BUNCHES, LENSES
    Strike E-W
    Dip 20N

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

Comments on the workings information

  • FLAT INCLINE, 60 FT. DEEP, DRIFTS AT BOTTOM FOR 12 AND 14 FT. ON 350 FT. ADIT LEVEL, ANOTHER DRIFT ALONG CONTACT, 25 FT. LONG 50 FT. OF THIS LEVEL WAS DRIFTING ON SECOND VEIN. 10 FT. RAISE FROM ADIT-LEVEL EXPOSED VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1933, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 33

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ, ABOUT 14 IN. THICK SECOND VEIN ENTIRELY IN BLACK SLATE, SHOWING 4-5 FT. OF MIXED QUARTZ & SLATE.
Deposit PATENTED. 20 ACRES. ALSO 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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