Youngs Peak

The Youngs Peak is a iron mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,199 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: Youngs Peak  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 41.88528, -123.62667

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Youngs Peak MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Youngs Peak


Commodity

Primary: Iron


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. A SPECIMAN OF HIGH-GRADE MAGNETITE PRESUMABLY CAME FROM THE YOUNGS PEAK DEPOSIT WHICH WAS SAID TO BE 200 FT WIDE AND 400-500 FT LONG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): EGENHOFF, E.L., 1948, BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE IRON-ORE RESOURCES OF CA, IN IRON RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 129, P. 300.

Reference (Deposit): HODGE, E.T., 1938, REPORT ON AVAILABLE RAW MATERIALS FOR A PACIFIC COAST IRON INDUSTRY, V. 5, PT. 1, P. 72; WAR DEPT. CORPS ENG., U.S. ARMY.


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