Sunny Hill

The Sunny Hill is a gold 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: Sunny Hill  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 1,749 Feet (533 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.48111, -122.71694

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Sunny Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunny Hill
Secondary: Gray Eagle
Secondary: Summit


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: Ono


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 (Commodity): ORE CARRIES LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SULFIDES

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM SURFACE ORE SHOOT 1890'S; NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.

Comment (Workings): ADIT 530 FT., DRIFTS 300 FT., 1 STOPE; ORE SHOOT 80 - 100 FT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HORNEBLENDE SCHIST FOOT WALL; GRANITIC PORPHYRY HANGING WALL.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD LODES OF THE REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CDM REPT. 29 , P. 50.

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1916 , SHASTA COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P 799

Reference (Deposit): CRAWFORD, J.J., 1894 , TWELFTH REPT. OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CMB REPT. 12 , P. 257

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


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