Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,760 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Queen of Sheba  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 3,760 Feet (1,146 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.33472, -122.86389

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Queen of Sheba MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Queen of Sheba
Secondary: Eton


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation To Few Feet Of Depth.


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1500 SAMPLES FROM TRENCHES WERE ASSAYED. EACH SAMPLE WEIGHED 80 LBS, WAS CRUSHED & RUN THROUGH AMALGAMATION MILLER. TAILING FROM EACH AMALGAMATION TEST ASSAYED BY REGULAR FIRE-ASSAY.


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): UTM EST. NE 1/4

Comment (Deposit): ZONE OF SCHISTOSE SEDIMENTS 600 FT. WIDE.

Comment (Workings): HALF MILE OF TRENCHES, 20 FT. DEEP AND 12 FT. WIDE EXCAVATED BY BULLDOZING. THIS COVERED 50 ACRES, DESIGNED TO PROSPECT 600 FT. WIDE METAMORPHIC ZONE.

Comment (Geology): METAMORPHIC BELT BETWEEN SERPENTINE AND GRANODIORITE.

Comment (Deposit): 250 ACRES OF PATENTED LAND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1935, REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 31, P. 303-304


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