The Original Quartz Hill is a silver and gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.64, -122.41222
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Original Quartz Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Original Quartz Hill
Secondary: Hampton Creek
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gorco Garnet Abrasives Co.
Years: 1960 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Analytical Data: A VERTICAL CHANNEL SAMPLE AVERAGED 4.1% GARNET, BY WEIGHT, AVERAGING 0.0625 IN DIAMETER.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG THE FLOOR OF HAMPTON CREEK ABOUT 2 MILES ABOVE ITS MOUTH.
Comment (Commodity): INDUSTRIAL GRADE GARNETS
Comment (Development): REMAINS OF A WASHING AND CONCENTRATING PLANT WERE IN PLACE IN 1965,AND IN 1981. TEST SHIPMENTS WERE MADE IN THE EARLY 1960'S. GORCO GARNET ABRASIVES CO. CONSTRUCTED THE PLANT IN 1963 AND HAD PLANS TO MINE THE FULL WIDTH OF THE HAMPTON CREEK CHANNEL TO BEDROCK.
Comment (Workings): PIT 67FT X 32 FT X 16 FT DEEP. CONCENTRATING PLANT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2 PARALLEL VEINS 35 FT APART; MAIN VEIN
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
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): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 50-83.
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 783
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
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