Clear Creek

The Clear Creek is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 499 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: Clear Creek  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 499 Feet (152 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.50167, -122.43389

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Clear Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clear Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: Redding Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Lawrence Gardella, American Gold Dredging Co.
Years: 1918 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
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: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): DREDGING

Comment (Location): ON CLEAR CREEK 4 MI UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH AT SACRAMENTO RIVER

Comment (Production): DEPOSIT PROBABLY HAD MORE PT THAT WAS NOT RECOVERED


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1919, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 85, P. 38


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