The Reid is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 840 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: 840 Feet (256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.66611, -122.42917
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Reid MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reid
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Old Diggings
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: Y
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD VALUES VARY $4 - 30/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): COORDINATES EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURS WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF SILVER, BOTH ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): 10 CLAIMS; SHAFT 1100 FT., MAIN ADIT 1000 FT., SEVERAL SHORTER ADITS AT LOWER LEVELS, LOCATED 1907 , ACTIVE THROUGH 1919 .
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERIES OF PARALLEL FISSURE VEINS; MOST ORE FROM ORE SHOOT 600 FT., RAKING STEEPLY NORTH; VEIN FEW INCHES TO 30 FT. THICK. AVERAGE OF 10 FT.; RHYOLITIC DIKE ON SURFACE NEAR VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): 2) TUCKER, W.B., 1922 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION, SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 18 , P. 408.
Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1926
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CMB REPT. 29 , P. 46 - 48
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: C.M.B. REPT. 14 , P. 797
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1926 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: C.M.B. REPT. 22 , P. 176 - 178
Reference (Deposit): REF. 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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