The Edna B. is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,299 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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.56472, -122.47778
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Edna B. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Edna B.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shasta
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: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE ASSOCIATED WITH ABUNDANT SULFIDES
Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): ADIT 500 FT ON VEIN, SHAFT 100 FT; ORE SHOOT 200 X 3 FT.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT 14 , P. 785
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P 247
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN J. C., 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: CDMG, COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.
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