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Trinity Mohawk

Past Producer in Trinity county in California, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103427
MRDS ID M023846
Record type Site
Current site name Trinity Mohawk
Related records 10190222

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.73832, 40.77902 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position 4.5 MI. SW TRINITY MTN. GUARD STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Papoose Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity 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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 008W 26,27 California

Comments on the location information

  • UTM ACC. N 1/2 26. SEV. LOCATIONS LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SURFACE QUARTZ PANNED WELL IN FREE GOLD, FAIRLY COARSE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES FROM SURFACE CUTS ASSAYED $8-$18/TON IN GOLD.

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.73832, 40.77902
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 25 TO 40N
    Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • POSSIBLE LOCAL INTRUSION OF DIORITIC ROCK. ALSO FINE-GRAINED SILICEOUS CONGLOMERATE ON PART OF HOLDINGS.

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 production information

  • NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 FT OF DRIFTS ON MAIN ADIT-LEVEL AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. OF CROSSCUTS. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, 40 FT. ABOVE, HAS 150 FT. OF DRIFTING, 30 FT. ABOVE, LEVEL WITH 130 FT. OF DRIFTS AND SMALL STOPE WITH HOLE TO SURFACE 30-40 FT. ABOVE. 125 FT. OF DRIFTS AND RAISES OF 40 FT. DONE AFTER 1932. SHALLOW CUTS ON OTHER VEIN DISCOVERED ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF MT. FROM MAIN WORKINGS ON SLOPE THAT DRAINS INTO LITTLE PAPOOSE CREEK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1933, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 29, P. 53.

  • Deposit

    TUCKER, W.B., 1922, TRINITY COUNTY: CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 18, P. 498.

  • Production

    AVERILL (1933)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FISSURE VEIN, AVG. 5 FT. THICK. ANOTHER VEIN ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF MOUNT. THICKNESSES OF VEINS 3-10 FT. NEAR TOP OF RIDGE, SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS. ON GOLDEN OAKS CLAIMS, 12 PARALLEL VEINS IN DIORITE.
Deposit 18 CLAIMS AND 5-ACRE MILLSITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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