The Stowell is a copper mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.7125, -122.51444
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Stowell MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stowell
Secondary: Grab
Secondary: Webster
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: West Shasta Copper-Zinc
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Model Name: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P. A., AND O'BRIEN, J. C., 1974 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY CALIF., COUNTY REPORT 6 CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, PG. 109 .
Reference (Deposit): KINKEL, A. R., HALL, W. E. , ALBERS, J. P. , 1956 , GEOLOGY AND BASE - METAL DEPOSITS OF WEST SHASTA COPPER - ZINC DISTRICT SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF., GEOLOGY SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 285 , PG. 146 - 148 .
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