Gladys

The Gladys is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,499 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: Gladys  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.58417, -122.51556

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Gladys MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gladys


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Sulfur


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shasta


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED; SECTION PROJECTED

Comment (Commodity): GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SULFIDES

Comment (Workings): 6 CLAIMS; 300 FT. ADIT AND 130 FT. SHAFT WITH DRIFTS 75 FT. N AND 50 FT. S.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO PARALLEL VEINS, 75 FT. APART

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FIGURES RECORDED


References

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): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1921

Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C.MCK., 1921 , SHASTA COUNTY IN REDDING FIELD DIVISION: CMB REPT. 17 , P. 521 .


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