The Donkey is a zinc and copper mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,719 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: 1,719 Feet (524 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.72861, -122.05472
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Donkey MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Donkey
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: East Shasta Copper - Zinc
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: M
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: Fault Zone Strikes E - W, Dips 75 Deg S.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5.20 % PB, 3.04 % CU, 17.62 OZ/TON AG, .065 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SMALL AMOUNT SULFIDES ALONG NARROW FAULT ZONE IN BULLY HILL RHYOLITE - 300 FT. FROM CONTACT WITH PIT FORMATION.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTS OF PITS, 2 SHORT ADITS, A 200 FT. SHAFT AND 550 FT. OF DRIFT
Comment (Commodity): ORE HAS A COMPLEX COMPOSITION, COPPER SULFIDES FORM THE GREATEST BULK.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED
References
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J. P. AND ROBERTSON, J. F., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS, EAST SHASTA COPPER - ZINC DISTRICT, SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 338 , PG. 101 .
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN, J. C., 1974 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF., COUNTY REPORT 6 , CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, PG. 106 .
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. C., 1914 , SHASTA COUNTY, 14TH REPT. OF STATE MIN., CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG. 765 .
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