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Mad Dog Mine, South Fork Mountain, West Shasta Copper - Zinc District, Klamath Mts, Shasta Co., California, USA

Latitude: 40°38'37"N
Longitude: 122°31'45"W

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A former lode Au mine located in sec. 10, T32N, R6W, MDM (coordinates estimated; section projected) 1.3 km (4,200 feet) SSW of South Fork Mountain (coordinates of record), on National Park Service land (Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area), in the headwaters area of White Rock Gulch. Property is comprised of 3 unpatented claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is hosted in meta-rhyolite. Controls for ore emplacement included a shear zone 45 feet wide. There are several veins a few inches to 3 feet thick. Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 4 (Klamath Mountains and Northern Sierra Nevada).

Workings include underground openings comprised of a 145 foot adit.

Mineral List

Gold

Quartz

2 entries listed. 2 valid minerals.

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References

Averill, Charles V. (1933), Gold deposits of the Redding-Weaverville quadrangles: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 29): 29: 35.

Lydon, Philip Andrew and O’Brien, J.C. (1974) Mines and mineral resources of Shasta County, California. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report 6, 154 pp.

USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10103028 & 10141126.

U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0060890328.

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