| Lat / long: | 40.77735, -122.28303 |
| Primary: | Iron |
| Secondary: | Copper |
| Ore: | Chalcopyrite, Magnetite |
| Gangue: | Anthophyllite, Antigorite, Pyrite |
| Orebody form: | DISCONTINUOUS AND IRREGULAR LENSES |
| Discovery year: | 1892 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Contact Metasomatic |
| Production size: | Large |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1892 |
| Host rock: | Mccloud Limestone |
| Host type: | Diorite,Limestone |
| Associated type: | Diorite |
| Structure: | Steeply Dipping Joints, Shear Zones, Faults And Dikes Form Zones Of Dominantly Northeast, Northwest Structures. |
| Tectonic: | Klamath Mountains |
| MRDS | W025229 |
| DEP | 10111070 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: LAMEY, C.A., 1948, SHASTA AND CALIFORNIA IRON-ORE DEPOSITS, SHASTA COUNTY, CA.; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULL. 129, P. 139-164}{Deposit:: LYDON, P.A. AND *RIEN, J.C., 1974; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SHASTA COUNTY; CALIFORNIA DIVISION MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 6, P.63-68}{Deposit:: 1944 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU MINES, 5 DIAMOND-DRILL HOLES TOTALING 2,900 FT.}{Deposit:: 1944 GEOLMAP}{Deposit:: 1944 GEOPHYS MAGNETIC ANOMALY MAP}{Deposit:: 1961 DIREXPL IRONEX COMPANY, DRILLED OVER 12,000 FT. OF CORE SAMPLES.}{Production:: LYDON AND *RIEN, 1974}{Reserve-Resource:: LAMEY, 1948} |
| Reporter | Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) |