The Kanaka is a gold and copper mine located in Shasta county, California.
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Mine Info
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Kanaka MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kanaka
Secondary: Shunshine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 4 CLAIMS; SHORT ADIT, SURFACE CUTS, DRIFTS SEVERAL HUNDRED FT.
Comment (Commodity): AURIFEROUS SULFIDES, NO MENTION OF FREE GOLD
Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED; SECTION PROJECTED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ DIORITE FOOT WALL, GREENSTONE HANGING WALL; VEINLETTS OF AURIFEROUS QUARTZ IN FOOT WALL 2 FT. BELOW CONTACT; QUARTZ VEIN AT CONTACT AVERAGE OF 4 FT. THICK
References
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.
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1948 , CURRENT AND RECENT MINING ACTIVITY IN THE REDDING DISTRICT: CJMG, VOL. 44 , P. 359 - 360
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CDM REPT. 29 , P. 33
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