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Woodrow Wilson Mine, Sugarloaf (4), East Shasta Copper - Zinc District, Klamath Mts, Shasta Co., California, USA

Latitude: 40°44'51"N
Longitude: 122°5'36"W

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A former Cu-Zn-Pb mine located in sec. 4, T33N, R2W, MDM, 0.6 km (2,100 feet) SSE of Sugarloaf (coordinates of record) and 9.0 km (5.6 miles) NW of Oak Run, on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is hosted in rhyolite. The ore body is irregular in form. Ore control was a shear zone. The Homestead lode occurs in a shear zone in rhyolite. It carries high Pb values. The Woodrow Wilson lode lies in contact of rhyolite with black and gray shales. It strikes NE and dips 50NW. This ore is similar to that of the Afterthought Mine. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 5 (Northern Sierra Nevada and Eastern Klamath Mountains).

Workings include underground openings 304.8 meters long and with an overall depth of 10.67 meters. Developments consist of 2 shafts and 3 adits.

Mineral List

Bornite
Chalcopyrite

Galena
Pyrite

Sphalerite

5 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.

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References

Tucker, W. Burling (1924b), Copper resources of Shasta County: California Mining Bureau. Report 20: 447.

Logan, Clarence August (1926), El Dorado, Shasta and Trinity Counties: California Mining Bureau. (Report 22): 22: 162.

Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 191.

USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10077517 & 10116370.

U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Availability System (MAS) file ID #0060890039.

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