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Gilfeather

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103316
MRDS ID M023389
Record type Site
Current site name Gilfeather
Related records 10287380

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.96974, 41.80872 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position ON RIDGE E. COLLINS CK. 1 MI. S. KLAMATH RIVER SCHOOL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Horse Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 046N 010W 26 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM EST. N 1/2 NE 1/4. LOCATION EST. ON TOPO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Weathering To Considerable Depth In Granodiorite, Surface Being Reduced To Sand.

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.96974, 41.80872
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.46M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, 10-15 FT. LONG. 50 FT. ADIT PENETRATES WEATHERED ZONE INTO FRESH ROCK. OTHER ADITS 40-60 FT. LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C. V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 3, P. 319.

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., 1925, SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 21, NO. 4, P. 440

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C. V., 1931, REDDING FIELD DIV: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL., V. 27, P. 34

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN, 3-18 IN. THICK OF IRON-STAINED WHITE QUARTZ. FEW SPOTS 1/4 IN. IN DIAMETER SHOWING SULFIDES IS EXPOSED IN DIKE OF GRANODIORITE FOR 10 FT. FROM DIKE, IT PASSES INTO SCHIST. ANOTHER SMALLER VEIN WITH GRANODIORITE WALLS. UPPER MOST ADIT EXPOSED 2 STRINGERS, 5 IN. THICK SEPARATED BY 8 IN. OF GAUGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Nelson, Scott C. (Albers, John, P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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