The Kane and Wilbur is a mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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
Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.78167, -122.26944
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Kane and Wilbur MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kane and Wilbur
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: East Shasta Copper - Zinc
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVES UNKNOWN
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Production): NO KNOWN COPPER PRODUCTION
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 6-10 FT. VEIN CARRYING MAGNETITE, PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE. VALUES IN COPPER AND NICKEL REPORTED. COBALT PROBABLY PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1923 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION; 19TH REPT. STATE MIN., CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG. 92 - 93
Reference (Production): REFER. (1)
Reference (Reserve-Resource): UNPUBLISHED CO REPORT
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