American

The American is a gold mine located in Shasta 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: American  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.71917, -122.60694

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American MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American
Secondary: Old American
Secondary: French Gulch


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Sulfur


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: French Gulch


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION RECORDED PRIOR TO 1914

Comment (Workings): SIX CLAIMS; SERIES OF 5 ADITS, 50 TO 1400 FT. WITH DRIFTS, WINZES, STOPES, ETC.; SEVERAL LEVELS. ORE SHOOT 125 X 2 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BOTH SLATE AND CONGLOMERATE ENCOUNTERED IN UPPER WORKINGS, ONLY SLATE IN LOWER PART. SLATE CRUSHED NEAR VEIN, SMALL ANGULAR FRAGMENTS SILICIFIED. SLATE IN FAULT CONTACT WITH GREENSTONE.

Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1886 .


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., 1970 , GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: C.D.M.G., BULL. 193 , 186 P.

Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P.A., AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: C.D.M.G., COUNTY REPT 6 , 154 P.

Reference (Production): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 : CAL. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL., COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P., 1965 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE FRENCH GULCH QUADRANGLE, SHASTA AND TRINITY COUNTIES, CAL.: C.D.M.G., SPECIAL REPT. 85 , 43 P.


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