The Climax is a silver mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.53472, -122.54528
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Climax MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Climax
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: S. Fork Of Clear Creek (Area)
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: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GOLD AND SILVER ASSAYED ( 1922 ) AT $10/TON.
Analytical Data: SILVER 215 OZ./TON, GOLD 0.08 OZ./TON LEAD 6.6 %, ZINC 25.2 %
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE BASE AT DEPTH
Comment (Location): SECTIONS PROJECTED, COORDINATES ESTIMATED. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES RECORDED; GOLD AND SILVER
Comment (Workings): 3 CLAIMS-SEVERAL SHAFTS, ALL BUT 1 IN CONTACT VEIN.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GRANITE FOOT WALL, META-ANDESITE HANGING WALL; 2 PARALLEL VEINS, ONE IN A LENTICULAR BODY, 50 X 2 FT., OF QUARTZ DIORITE; VEINS CONSIST OF BLACK CARBONIZED SLATE, PARTIALLY REPLACED BY QUARTZ AND CUT BY QUARTZ STRINGERS.
References
Reference (Production): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 .
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1926 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV.: C.M.B. REPT. 22 , P. 205 - 206 .
Reference (Deposit): LYDON P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., MINES AND MIN. RES. OFSHASTA COUNTY CAL.: C.D.M.G., COUNTY REPT 6 , 154 P.
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1922 ; REDDING FIELD DIV., SHASTA COUNTY: C.M.B. REPT. 18 , P. 320
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