The Silverfalls - Chicago Consol. is a silver mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,850 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,850 Feet (564 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.5275, -122.57722
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Silverfalls - Chicago Consol. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silverfalls - Chicago Consol.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
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
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): CLAIM NAMES: PILLCHUNCK, UNION COLD SPRING, RICHMOND, MADISON, AND CHICAGO HELD BY U. S. MINERAL CLAIMS. FRACTION NO. 1 , 2 , 4 , METAL, AMY, AND BATHDITH BY LOCATION. 36 VEINS AND FISSURES HAVE BEEN CUT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ DIORITE IS INTRUDED BY BOTH ACIDIC AND BASIC DIKES.
Comment (Production): CHICAGO - MADISON VEIN PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY $1,000,000. FROM VEIN 28 , 40 TONS WAS SHIPPED TO KENNETT WHICH ASSAYED $.83 AU AND 17.7 OZ/TON AG.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SERIES OF VEINS AND SEAMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1939 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY VOL. 34 - 35 ; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 171 - 172
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MC K., 1921 , SHASTA COUNTY, 17TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 527
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1926 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION, 22ND REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 207 - 210
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