The Yankee John is a gold and silver mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 801 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: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.53333, -122.45861
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Yankee John MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yankee John
Secondary: Richstrike
Secondary: Sebastian Mining Company
Secondary: Shasta Mining Association
Secondary: Yankee Jack
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.
Comment (Workings): 5 CLAIMS; SHAFT 300 FT., CROSSCUT ADIT 35 FT. WITH DRIFT; ADIT 16 FT. WITH DRIFT 100 FT.; WORKINGS MORE EXTENSIVE BUT ARE PRESENTLY FILLED WITH WATER.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERIES OF PARALLEL VEIN IN META-ANDESITE NEAR SLATE CONTACT; VEINS WELL INDURATED WITH EXCEPTION OF SOFT QUARTZ CONTAINING ON ORE POCKET.
Comment (Location): COORDINATES ACCURATE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CDM REPT. 29 , P. 57 - 58
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1939 , MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY: CDM REPT. 35 , P. 150 .
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C.MCK, 1921 , SHASTA COUNTY IN REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CMB REPT. 17 , P. 524
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL: CDMG COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.
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