Whiskey Hill Mine (Tom Cook Mine), Iron Mountain, Iron Mountain [town], West Shasta Copper - Zinc Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 41' 7'' North , 122° 33' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| French Gulch | 346 (2011) | 7.5km |
| Keswick | 451 (2011) | 10.0km |
| Shasta | 1,771 (2011) | 10.8km |
| Central Valley (historical) | 4,340 (2015) | 15.2km |
| Shasta Lake | 10,159 (2017) | 15.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 17km |
Mindat Locality ID:
93049
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:93049:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4d96f9b0-b505-4f87-90af-f65cd34e01f1
A former lode Au mine located in sec. 28, T33N, R6W, MDM (coordinates estimated; sections projected), 2.6 km (8,500 feet) WNW of Iron Mountain (summit) (coordinates of record), along Mad Ox Gulch, a tributary of Whiskey Creek. Property consisted of 3 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in andesite. The ore body strikes N30-40E and dips 83W at a thickness of 0.36 meters. Ore control was a fault surface in the host rock which the vein followed. The vein is composed of fragmented greenstone, fine-grained quartz and green gouge. Both free gold and gold associated with sulfides occurs here. Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
Workings include underground openings including 3 adits.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10077595 |
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890371
