Scott River District

The Scott River District is a gold mine located in Siskiyou county, California.

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: Scott River District  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.4619, -122.63390

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Scott River District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Scott River District


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: SCOTT RIVER DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: STREAM PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Description: DISPLACED EXTENSION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE, WITH TIGHT ISOCLINAL FOLDING AND INTRUSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEVADAN OROGENY. CENOZOIC NORMAL AND HIGH ANGLE REVERSE FAULTS.

Type: L
Description: KLAMATH MOUNTAINS: FOLDED AND FAULTED ORDOVICIAN TO JURASSIC METAMORPHIC ROCKS


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): TOM FERRERO, 1990, THE LIBERTY GOLD MINING DISTRICT, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 6, P. 123-133.

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.

Reference (Deposit): TOOKER, E.W., AND VERCOUTERE, T.L., 1986, GOLD IN THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, PERSPECTIVE OF 1986--PRELIMINARY MAP OF SELECTED GEOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND GEOLOGIC ATTRIBUTES OF PRODUCTIVE (>10,000 OZ) GOLD DISTRICTS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 86-209, 32 P.


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