The Oro Grande is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,040 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: 1,040 Feet (317 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.57667, -122.44583
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Oro Grande MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oro Grande
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SIX CLAIMS; VEINS DO NOT OCCUR CLOSE ENOUGH TOGETHER SO THAT THE MASS CAN BE MINED. WORKING PRESENTLY UNDER WATER, BUT WERE SAID TO CONSIST OF A SHAFT 63 FT., DRIFTING 320 FT 2 CROSSCUTS, AND A RAISE TO THE SURFACE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: A NETWORK OF VEINS WITH STEEP DIPS, STRIKING IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS, OCCURING IN META-ANDESITE. THICKNESSES RANGE FROM A GOUGE SEAM TO 1 TO 2 FT. OF QUARTZ VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADS: CDM REPT. 33 , P. 42
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