Franklin Mine

The Franklin Mine is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 2,001 feet.

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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: Franklin Mine  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.7225, -122.66917

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Franklin Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Franklin Mine
Secondary: Franklin and Milkmaid


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: French Gulch


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SULFIDE ORE .75 % OF WEIGHT OF ORE
Analytical Data: GOLD $150 PER TON IN ASSOCIATION WITH SULFIDES, $20 TO $45 PER TON IN MAIN VEIN.


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 2 ORE VEINS, ONE STRIKES N 5 - 30 W DIPPING STEEPLY EAST; THE OTHER STRIKES E-W DIPPING ABOUT 70 N. A FEW HUNDRED FEET NORTH OF FRANKLIN MINE, SLATE OVERLIES GREENSTONE; DIORITE AND GRANITIC DIKES TO THE SOUTH AND GRANITIC DIKE AT DEPTH ON FOOTWALL; ORE VEIN VARIES FROM 12 IN. TO 4 FT.

Comment (Deposit): FRANKLIN AND MILKMAID ARE 2 ADJACENT CLAIMS REPORTED IN THE LITERTURE AS BOTH SINGLE AND COMBINED HOLDINGS.

Comment (Commodity): BEST ORE FROM VEINS IN GRANITIC PORPHYRY CLOSE TO SLATE CONTACT

Comment (Production): ONE OF OLDEST LODE GOLD PRODUCERS IN STATE; MORE THAN HALF OF PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1907 ; FIGURES INCLUDE PRODUCTION FROM MILKMAID MINE.

Comment (Workings): 2 ADIT LEVELS, RAISE ON VEIN 130 FT., CONNECT UPPER 2 ADITS, DRIFTS ON ALL LEVELS. UPPER WORKINGS IN SLATE, LOWER IN GRANITIC PORPHYRY


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1926 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: CDM REPT. 23 , P. 37

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1926 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIVISION: CMB REPT. 22 , P. 175 - 176

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

Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1926 : CMB REPT. 22 , P. 175


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