Donkey

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

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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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