California · Siskiyou County
Past Producer

Cherry Hill

Siskiyou County, California, United States
GoldLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH-SWELL, STRINGERS, SEAMS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
StructureFaults Striking N65w, Dipping 60ne
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terranes - Western Paleozoic And Triassic Belt
AlterationSilicification, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1913-1945 INTERMITTENTLY
First production1913
Identification
Deposit ID10035583
MRDS IDM023427
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.72012, -122.75612
References
OBRIEN, J. C., 1947, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 43, NO. 4, P. 431, PL. 42.AVERILL, C. V., 1935, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SISKIYOU COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 31, NO. 3, P. 276, PL. 4.LOGAN, C. A., 1925, SISKIYOU COUNTY: TWENTY-FIRST REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, P. 436.AVERILL, C. V., 1931, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SHASTA QUADRANGLE: TWENTY-SEVENTH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES, P. 31.MCCULLOCK, W.C., OESTERLING, W.A., SPURCK, W.H., AND TISCHLER, M.S., EDS., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955-1961: SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, V. 2, P. 148-149.WAGNER, D.L., AND SAUCEDO, G.J., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEED QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA, 1:250,000: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP SERIES NO. 4, SCALE 1:250,000.CLARK, W.B., 1970, GOLD DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 193, P. 135.HOTZ, P.E., 1971, GEOLOGY OF LODE GOLD DISTRICTS IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1290, P. 55-56.