Merry Mountain

The Merry Mountain is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California.

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: Merry Mountain  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.68667, -122.61194

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Merry Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Merry Mountain
Secondary: Merry Mountain Diggers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Shasta


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): 29,000 TONS OF SURFACE MATERIAL MINED ( 1930'S )

Comment (Workings): SURFACE MATERIAL MINED WITH POWER SHOVEL FOR SHORT PERIOD 1930'S; ADIT IN SURFACE GRAVELS; LATER URANIUM PROSPECTING IN 1954 .

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ OCCURS IN STRINGERS

Comment (Location): COORDINATES ACCURATE; SECTIONS PROJECTED.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1939 , MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY: CDM REPT 35 , P. 142

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 (Production): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974


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