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Lost Confidence Mine

Occurrence in Shasta county in California, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036223
MRDS ID M024292
Record type Site
Current site name Lost Confidence Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.5161, 40.67402 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES NW OF SHASTA, NEAR SLICKROCK CREEK

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 34,35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite 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) -122.5161, 40.67402
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mountain Copper Co. Of California

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EGENHOFF, E.L., 1948; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE IRON-ORE RESOURCES OF CA; IRON RESOURCES OF CA. BULL. 129, DIV. OF MINES, P. 294

  • Deposit

    LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SHASTA COUNTY; CA. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPT. 6, P. 132.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH DEPOSITS OF MAGNETITE KNOWN TO OCCUR ON MOUNTAIN COPPER CO.
Deposit NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE - HEMATITE BODY RUNS PARALLEL WITH SILVER ORE OUTCROP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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