| Deposit ID | 10077781 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W025750 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Preston Peak |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.62337, 41.86233 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES N. OF PRESTON PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Siskiyou(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Preston Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Happy Camp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Klamath(hydrologic unit)
Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)
Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Klamath National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Siskiyou Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Siskiyou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 017N | 005E | 22 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 8 FT. VEIN OF CHALCOPYRITE AVERAGED 16 % CU AND $2/TON IN AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | Undivided pre-Cenozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 2 (undivided) |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Quartz-Diorite Dike, 30 Ft. Wide, Strikes S 36 E And Dips 80 Ne. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 144.78M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W025750 |
ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 , DIV. OF MINES, P. 345
MAXSON, J. H., 1933 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF DEL NORTE AND SISKIYOU COUNTIES; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 29 , NO. 1 & 2 , P. 146.
O'BRIEN, J. C., 1947 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 43 , NO. 4 , P. 427 - 428.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 VEINS, ONE; 8 FT. THICK LOCATED 250 FT. FROM PORTAL OF MAIN ADIT, SECOND; LOCATED 30 FT. WEST OF THE FIRST ONE, IT IS 12 FT. THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1978 | Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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