Spread Eagle Mine

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

Name: Spread Eagle Mine  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

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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