Sugarloaf and Homestake

The Sugarloaf and Homestake is a mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,749 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: Sugarloaf and Homestake  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 1,749 Feet (533 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.74556, -122.07917

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Sugarloaf and Homestake MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sugarloaf and Homestake


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 5 CLAIMS; SUGARLOAF GROUP; 25 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT CUTS SEVERAL FEET OF SILICEOUS ORE 1170 FT. OF DRIFTS. ON HOMESTAKE GROUP, TWO 25 FT. SHAFTS FULL OF WATER. IN ONE SHAFT, QUARTZ CONTAINS SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND GALENA.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SLATE ON HANGING WALL - RHYOLITE ON FOOTWALL


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C. V., 1939 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 - 35 , P. 162


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