The Spread Eagle Mine is a iron, silver, sulfur, zinc, copper, and gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 3,386 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: 3,386 Feet (1,032 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Silver, Sulfur, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.7153, -122.48780
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Spread Eagle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spread Eagle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Silver
Primary: Sulfur
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: West Shasta District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U. V. Industries ( Formerly Us Smelt.,Ref, And Mining Co.)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE SULFIDE
Comment (Deposit): SEE MAS SEQUENCE NO. 006-089-0475 FOR BENEFICIATION AND UNDERGROUND MINING. MASSIVE SULFIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): CLAWSON, R. F., 1969, SQUAW CR. CU. INV. CAL. DEP WATER RES.
Reference (Deposit): MEM. REPORT 29P.
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948, TABULATION OF CU DEP OF CAL. PART 3 IN CU
Reference (Deposit): IN CAL.
Reference (Deposit): DIV MINES BULL. 144, P. 197-387
Reference (Deposit): KINKLE, A.R., HALL, W. E, & ALBERS, J P, 1956, GEO & BASE
Reference (Deposit): METAL DEP. OF WEST SHASTA CU-ZN DIS. SHASTA CO. CAL USGS PP
Reference (Deposit): 285, 156P.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, L, 1970, CU RES & PRODUCTION OF W SHASTA MIN DIST
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP 85
Reference (Deposit): HILLMAN, C T, SCHUMACHER & GOSLING, B, 1977, THE WEST SHASTA
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