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Smith

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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10035896
MRDS ID M023844
Record type Site
Current site name Smith
Related records 10281364

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.9475, 40.9454 (WGS84)
Elevation 1173
Relative position 2.3 MI. W. SILIGO PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Siligo Peak(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)

Trinity Alps Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 036N 009W 19,30,31 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. S 1/2 30. SEVERAL LOCATIONS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.9475, 40.9454
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.13M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN NOT IN PLACE. GREATEST DEPTH (70 FT.) DIDN'T PASS THROUGH ZONE OF DISTURBANCE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Weaverville

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 21.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • 310 FT. ADIT. DRIFTS. SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN, G. CHESTER, 1913, THE COUNTIES OF SHASTA, SISKIYOU AND TRINITY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 14, PT. 4, P. 898.

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896, THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 13, P. 462.

  • Deposit

    DUNN, R.L., 1893, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 11, P. 483.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS WITH SHORT ORE SHOOT, 2 FT. THICK. SMALL POCKET ON SURFACE DEER CREEK LODE TRENDS N-S, OUTCROPS FOR 150 FT. 600 FT. FURTHER EAST, SECOND VEIN 7 FT. THICK. VEIN(S) ON OTHER CLAIMS 2-4 FT. THICK, STRIKE NW AND NE. SOME OF VEINS CARRIED CONSIDERABLE % OF SULFIDES.
Deposit 274 ACRES. CONSISTED OF 10 CLAIMS, ACCORDING TO CRAWFORD, INCLUDED: DEER CREEK LODE, SALT CREEK NOS. 1, 2 AND 3, GRAY MARE LODE, BONANZA, STEWART'S FORK AND DARK HORSE AMONG THEM. ; 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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