Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlContact Between Upper And Middle Units Of The Balakala Rhyolite. No Horizontal Controls Are Known.
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Balaklala Rhyolite
StructureSteep Faults Have Been Found To Terminate Some Of The Massive Sulfide Bodies, Suggesting Possible Feeder Channels For Ore Solutions.
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1923 - 1925
Identification
Deposit ID10077589
MRDS IDW025291
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.72096, -122.50499
References
KINKEL, A. R., HALL, W. E. AND ALBERS, J. P., 1956 , GEOLOGY AND BASE - METAL DEPOSITS OF WEST SHASTA COPPER - ZINC DISTRICT SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF., GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 285 , PG. 129 - 131 .LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN, J. C., 1974 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 6, CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, PG. 107 .KINKEL ET AL., 1956 , PG. 129 (SEE REF.)