The Texas Consolidated is a gold and silver mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,699 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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.65611, -122.46167
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Texas Consolidated MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Texas Consolidated
Secondary: Texas and Georgia
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: 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: 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
Type: L
Description: Vein Faulted By Series Of N 40 W Trending Faults Which Cut Off The Ore.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED ON THE AVERAGE OF $40/TON.
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS UP TO 2 1/2 % SULFIDES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): COORDINATES EST.
Comment (Workings): 5 ADITS ON MAIN VEIN 4000 FT., LONGEST 1,600 FT; DRIFTS SEVERAL THOUSAND FT., RAISES, STOPES; ORE SHOOT GREATER THAN 600 FT. X 8 TO 12 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 PARALLEL VEINS 4 - 14 FT. THICK IN QUARTZ PORPHYRY AND SLATE; SLATE WALLS WITH GOUGE ON BOTH SIDES
References
Reference (Deposit): REF. CRAWFORD, J. J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 258
Reference (Deposit): 2) REF. FAIRBANKS, H. W., 1893 , GEOL. AND MIN. OF SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 11 , P. 43
Reference (Deposit): 3) REF. HODSON, W. G., 1893 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 11 , P. 395
Reference (Deposit): 4) REF. LOGAN, C. A., 1926 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION, SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 22 , P. 179
Reference (Deposit): 5) REF. LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 , MINES AND MIN RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: CDMG, COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.
Reference (Deposit): 6) REF. TUCKER, W. B., 1923 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CMB REPT. 19 , P 137 .
Reference (Production): AVERILL, C. V., 1933
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1939 , MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 35 , P. 146 - 148
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G. C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 800
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CDM REPT. 29 , P. 51
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