The Shakespeare Property is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: Shakespeare Property
State: California
County: Butte
Gallery: View 2 Shakespeare Property Photos
Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.51917, -121.27139
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Shakespeare Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shakespeare Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Butte
District: Forbestown
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST. LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCE
Comment (Production): SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE WERE EXTRACTED PREVIOUS TO 1890. NO SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 4 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 250 FT. SHAFT WITH SOME DRIFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): WARING, C.R., 1915, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 15, P. 223
Reference (Deposit): MINER, J.A., 1890, BUTTE COUNTY CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 10, P. 128
Reference (Production): MINER (1890)
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