The Gold Leaf is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 899 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
Elevation: 899 Feet (274 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.56944, -122.45472
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Gold Leaf MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Leaf
Secondary: Crown Deep
Secondary: Miller
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Sulfur
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
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED AT $8 - $15 TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED
Comment (Workings): 4 CLAIMS WITH 400 FT. SHAFT AND 175 FT. DRIFT AT BASE. AT DIFFERENT LEVELS 5 DRIFTS 150 FT. STOPE AT 300 FT. LEVEL TO SURFACE NEAR SHAFT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERIES OF PARALLEL N.E. TRENDING VEINS INTERSECT N. TRENDING VEINS
Comment (Commodity): HIGHEST GOLD CONCENTRATIONS OCCUR WITH PYRITE
References
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1921 , SHASTA COUNTY IN REDDING FIELD DIVISION: C.M.B. REPT. 17 , P. 521 - 522
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 (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1922 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION: C.M.B. REPT. 19 , P. 296 , 406
Reference (Production): LAIZURE, 1921
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