Shotgun Creek Mine

The Shotgun Creek Mine is a mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,122 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: Shotgun Creek Mine  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 1,122 Feet (342 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.06, -122.39060

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Shotgun Creek Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shotgun Creek Mine
Secondary: Gill,Primm,& Dougherty Group
Secondary: Noble Electric Steel Co. Property


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shotgun Creek Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: John A And Ann C O'Malley
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
Discovery Year: 1893
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Unknown: Uvarovite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Niccolite
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): P.14

Reference (Deposit): WELLS,F.G. AND H.E.HAWKES,1965 CDMG BULL 134,CHAP 1,PT.3,P

Reference (Deposit): DILLER JS,1906 DESCRIPTION OF REDDING QUAD,U.S.G.S ATLAS FOL


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