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Donkey

Past Producer in Shasta county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077521
MRDS ID W025216
Record type Site
Current site name Donkey
Related records 10262524

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.05581, 40.72847 (WGS84)
Elevation 524
Relative position 2 MILES NE OF INGOT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oak Run(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 002W 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE HAS A COMPLEX COMPOSITION, COPPER SULFIDES FORM THE GREATEST BULK.

Analytical data

Result 5.20 % PB, 3.04 % CU, 17.62 OZ/TON AG, .065 OZ/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Bully Hill Rhyolite
    Rock description Bully Hill Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.05581, 40.72847
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Zone Strikes E - W, Dips 75 Deg S.

Ore body information

  • Strike W
    Dip 75 DEG S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SMALL AMOUNT SULFIDES ALONG NARROW FAULT ZONE IN BULLY HILL RHYOLITE - 300 FT. FROM CONTACT WITH PIT FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name East Shasta Copper - Zinc

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 16.188HA
    Length 228.6M
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTS OF PITS, 2 SHORT ADITS, A 200 FT. SHAFT AND 550 FT. OF DRIFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative California resources

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