The Great Western is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,450 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: 1,450 Feet (442 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.54528, -122.51167
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Great Western MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great Western
Secondary: Stony Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: French Gulch
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE VEIN ASSOCIATE WITH FINE GRAINED MAFIC DIKE.
Comment (Deposit): NO OTHER INFORMATION FOUND.
Comment (Commodity): GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES
Comment (Location): S.W. CORNER OF SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT FROM 2 PARALLEL VEINS, ABOUT 15 FT. APART.
References
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P., 1965 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE FRENCH GULCH QUADRANGLE, SHASTA AND TRINITY COUNTIES, CAL.: C.D.M.G., SPEC. REPT. 85 , P. 31.
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: C.D.M. REPT. 29 , P. 29 - 30.
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: C.D.M.G., COUNTY REPT. 6 , P. 117.
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