Old Spanish

The Old Spanish 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: Old Spanish  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.58639, -122.47417

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Old Spanish MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Old Spanish
Secondary: Deakin and Taylor
Secondary: Enright


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: 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

Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Fault South


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): COORDINATES EST.

Comment (Commodity): SMALL AMOUNT SULFIDES IN QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS 45 , 90 FT, ADIT 210 FT. IN MAIN VEIN; SAME VEIN PROSPECTED PRIOR TO 1890 ; 2 ADITS ON SMALLER VEIN 125 , 140 FT., SHAFT

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 1 MAIN VEIN STRIKING N 70 E; 3 PARALLEL VEINS STRIKE N 70 W, DIP 50 - 70 NE; SULFIDE ZONE AT 10 FT. BELOW SURFACE; ALL VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH INTRUSIVE CONTACT OF HOST ROCKS.


References

Reference (Deposit): 5) MCGREGOR, ALEX, 1890 , SHASTA COUNTY: CBM REPT. 10 , P. 632 .

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CDM REPT. 29 , P. 42

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 796

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CBM REPT 12 , P. 246

Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL.: CDMG, COUNTY REPT. 6 , P. 49


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