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Daisy Dean Mine

Occurrence in Lassen 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  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 10048432
MRDS ID MP00018
Record type Site
Current site name Daisy Dean Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.86273, 40.98153 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lassen(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Said Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eagle Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pit(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Lassen

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 036N 010E 06 SE4 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON MINE SYMBOL ON WHAT IS PRESUMED BUCKSKIN HILL. MINE IS ON NORTH SLOPE OF BUCKSKIN HILL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.86273, 40.98153
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hayden Hill

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT WITH SEVERAL LEVELS OF DRIFTING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1919, LASSEN COUNTY, IN 15TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 231.

  • Deposit

    BURNETT, J.L., 1990, 1989 CALIFORNIA MINING REVIEW: CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY V. 43, NO. 10, P. 219-224.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD W024033

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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