Early Bird Mine

The Early Bird Mine is a copper, gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 2,625 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

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Site Name

Primary: Early Bird Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Tertiary: Sulfur

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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Mason Valley Mines Co.
Info Year: 1977
Years: 1926 - 1928

Owner Name: U.S. Smelting, Refining And Mining Co.
Years: 1922 - 1925

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE MAS SEQ NO 0475 FOR BENEFICIATION AND UNDERGROUND MINING. DATA SET G,DATA GRP G-TOB, COL 47 MASSIVE SULFIDE.

References

Reference (Deposit): KINKLE,A.R., HALL,W.E., AND ALBERS,J.P.,1956, GEOL. AND BASE

Reference (Deposit): METAL DEPOSITS OF WEST SHASTA DIST., SHASTA CO.,CA.USGS PROF

Reference (Deposit): PAPER 285, 156P..

Reference (Deposit): MOORE,L.,1970, CU RES. AND PROD. OF WEST SHASTA MINING DIST.

Reference (Deposit): USBM REPORT 85.

Reference (Deposit): HILLMAN,C.T., SCHUMACHER,O.,AND GOSLING,B.,1977,THE WEST

Reference (Deposit): SHASTA DIST., SHASTA CO.,CAL. USBM MAS REPORT 40P..

Reference (Deposit): CLAWSON,R.F., 1969, SQUAW CR. CU INVESTIGATION, CAL. DEPT.

Reference (Deposit): WATER RESOURCES MEM. REPORT, 29P..

Reference (Deposit): ERIC,J.H., 1948, TABULATION OF CU DEPTS. OF CALIF., PART

Reference (Deposit): THREE IN COPPER IN CALIF.,CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 144

Reference (Deposit): P.197-387.

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