Silverfalls - Chicago Consol.

The Silverfalls - Chicago Consol. is a silver mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,850 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: Silverfalls - Chicago Consol.  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

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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