Eiller Mine (Gold Hill Mine), South Fork Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 38' 44'' North , 122° 30' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Keswick | 451 (2011) | 4.8km |
| Shasta | 1,771 (2011) | 5.5km |
| French Gulch | 346 (2011) | 12.1km |
| Redding | 91,582 (2017) | 12.3km |
| Central Valley (historical) | 4,340 (2015) | 12.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 12km |
Mindat Locality ID:
92584
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92584:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e900e312-2bf4-49e1-9efe-1e3aa3f9db4f
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 11, T32N, R6W, MDM, 1.3 km (4,300 feet) SE of South Fork Mountain (coordinates of record), along South Fork Spring Creek (section projected). Property consists of 4 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in quartz diorite with associated rhyolite. The ore body is tabular in form, strikes E and dips vertically at a thickness of 3.35 meters and a depth-to-top of 0.0 meters. A rhyolite dike occurs about 200 feet from the workings. Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Klamath Mountains) and/or Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 4 (Klamath Mountains and Northern Sierra Nevada).
Workings include underground openings consisting of 2 adits at 400 and 1,900 feet respectively.
The quartz is said to give good assays in Au.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10164827 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890330
