The West End is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California.
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Mine Info
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West End MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West End
Secondary: Spanish
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shasta District
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Developed At Depth Near Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 OF SECTION 16 (PROJECTED).
Comment (Workings): 1 CLAIM; SHAFT 100 FT, 4 DRIFTS 110 FT, 215 FT., 105 FT, 200 FT., 2 ADITS, 80 FT., 100 FT.; ORE SHOOT DEVELOPED BY SHORT STOPES TO SURFACE, SHAFT AND ADIT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2 VEINS, ONE STRIKES N 50 W DIPS 70 E, THE OTHER STRIKES N 27 E, DIPS 80 W; ALASKITE - PORPHYRY NEAR VEINS SHEARED, CHLORITIZED AND SILICIFIED; NNW VEIN 3 FT THICK, NE VEIN UP TO 12 IN.; MINOR PYRITE IN WHITE QUARTZ VEINS.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN DEPOSIT
Comment (Commodity): SILICIFIED AND CHLORITIZED GRANITIC PORPHYRY CARRY NO GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 260
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1926 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION, SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT 22 , P. 180
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
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