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Old Indian Mine (F. J. Ward Mine), Sugarloaf (4), East Shasta Copper - Zinc District, Klamath Mts, Shasta Co., California, USA

Latitude: 40°44'28"N
Longitude: 122°5'60"W

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A former lode Au-Cu-Zn-Pb mine located 1.3 km (4,400 feet) SSW of Sugarloaf summit (coordinates of record), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is a vein deposit (Deposit model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein), hosted in rhyolite. Three veins containing veinlets of sulphide ore.
Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 5 (Northern Sierra Nevada and Eastern Klamath Mountains).

Related tectonic structures: Klamath Mountains.

Workings include underground openings consisting of several pits and short adits.

Production data are found in: Albers and Robertson (1961).

One of 3 veins contained pocket of gold valued at $47,000 (period values).

Mineral List

Chalcopyrite
Galena

Gold
Pyrite

Quartz
Sphalerite

6 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

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References

Albers, John P. & Jacques F. Robertson (1961), Geology and ore deposits of East Shasta copper-zinc district, Shasta County, California, USGS Professional Paper 338: 101.

USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10034472 & 10116446.

U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0060890036.

USGS Milliville, California, quadrangle topo map.

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