Gold Leaf

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

Name: Gold Leaf  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

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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