Hall Brothers

The Hall Brothers is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,250 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

Name: Hall Brothers  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 1,250 Feet (381 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.56333, -122.62500

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Hall Brothers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hall Brothers
Secondary: Scharrell


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Shasta


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Western Star Lodge No. 2, F. And A. M., C/O Charles E. Hall, Redding
Years: 1966 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Shasta Bally Batholith

Type: L
Description: Intrusion, Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED; SECTIONS PROJECTED.

Comment (Commodity): QUARTZ VEIN CARRIES SULFIDES

Comment (Production): APPROXIMATE RECORDING $800 OF ORE EXTRACTED BEFORE 1933 .

Comment (Workings): 4 CLAIMS; SHAFT 39 FT., OPEN CUT 40 FT.; OLD WORKINGS 1912 , NEW 1932 ; OLD WORKINGS 400 FT. E. OF SHAFT, WITH 2 ADITS, 160 FT. EACH, DRIFTS 250 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GOLD IN 4 TO 6 IN. QUARTZ STRINGERS AND IN POCKETS; SEVERAL QUARTZ VEINS ON PROPERTY WITH ECONOMIC POTENTIAL.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1939 , MINERAL RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY: CDM REPT. 35 , P. 138

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.

Reference (Production): AVERILL, C.V., 1939 : CDM REPT. 35 , P. 138 .


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