Keith Group

The Keith Group is a mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,250 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: Keith Group  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 1,250 Feet (381 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.80056, -122.18000

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Keith Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Keith Group
Secondary: Shasta May Blossom


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: East Shasta Copper-Zinc


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 26 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. WORKINGS ARE FROM 2 TUNNELS, SMALL LENSES OF ORE WERE DEVELOPED.

Comment (Commodity): IRON PYRITE IS PRINCIPLE CONSTITUENT OF THE ORE BODY.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SHALE ON FOOTWALL, RHYOLITE ON HANGING WALL


References

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 , CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG. 100 - 102

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1926 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION, 22ND REPORT STATE MIN; CALIF. MIN. BUR., PG. 161


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