The Galvin is a copper mine located in Shasta county, California.
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Galvin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galvin
Secondary: Sugar Loaf
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: West Shasta Copper-Zinc
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LARGE PART OF ROCK TYPES ARE FLOW BRECCIA OR PYROCLASTIC MATERIAL - STRONGLY FOLIATED AND SILICIFIED AND ARE PYRITIZED LOCALLY. FOLIATION STRIKES N 20 DEGREES - 60 DEGREES E, DIPS VERTICAL TO 40 DEGREES NW.
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF THE ORE BODY.
Comment (Deposit): NO ORE BODIES OF MASSIVE SULFIDE HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED YET, HOWEVER THE TREND OF THE ORE ZONE AND GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES EXTENDING NE FROM IRON MOUNTAIN APPEAR TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
Comment (Workings): 12 ADITS, 1951 ALL ADITS CAVED AT THE PORTAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): KINKEL, A. R., HALL, W. E. AND ALBERS, J. P., 1956 , GEOLOGY AND BASE-METAL DEPOSITS OF WEST SHASTA COPPER-ZINC DISTRICT SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 285 , PG. 149
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN, J. C., 1974 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF., COUNTY REPORT 6 , CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, PG. 109
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