The Eureka Tellurium is a gold and silver mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 751 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: 751 Feet (229 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.60056, -122.45528
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Eureka Tellurium MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Tellurium
Secondary: Telluride Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Lower Springs / Middle Creek Area.
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD BOTH FREE AND AS TELLURIDE; AT DEPTH ORE IS BASE; ORE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PERCENTAGE OF SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 98 FT., SEVERAL ADITS UP TO 520 FT; ORE SHOOT 3 X 500 FT. ONE OF TEN VEINS ON PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SLATE HANGING WALL, GRANITIC PORPHYRY FOOT WALL.
Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT 14 , P. 786
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 248
Reference (Deposit): FAIRBANKS, H. W., 1893 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 11 , P. 43
Reference (Deposit): IRELAND, WILLIAM JR., 1888 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 8 , P. 571
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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