Australia

The Australia is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,050 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

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Site Name

Primary: Australia
Secondary: New Year and Australian

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shasta

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, LONGEST 340 FT. WITH 40 FT. WINZE AT FACE.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GREENSTONE FOOT WALL, GRANITE PORPHYRY HANGING WALL; ORE OCCURS IN 2 PARALLEL VEINS.

Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.

Comment (Production): NO RECORDED PRODUCTION

References

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: C.M.B. REPT. 14 , P 779

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1896 , THIRTEENTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: C.M.B. REPT. 13 , P 362 .

Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: C.D.M.G. COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.

Reference (Production): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 .

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