Walker Mine (Utah and California Mine; Josephine and Providence Mine; Dowling Mining and Investment Company; Star Gulch Mining Company), Whitehouse, Old Diggings Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 39' 9'' North , 122° 25' 18'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Keswick | 451 (2011) | 5.0km |
| Central Valley (historical) | 4,340 (2015) | 5.3km |
| Shasta Lake | 10,159 (2017) | 5.3km |
| Redding | 91,582 (2017) | 7.8km |
| Shasta | 1,771 (2011) | 8.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Gem & Mineral Society | Redding, California | 8km |
A former lode Au-Cu-Ag mine located in secs. 3 & 4, T32N, R5W, MDM, 1.2 km (3,800 feet) ESE of Whitehouse. The property consisted of 14 claims. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in slate. The ore body is pinch and swell in form, strikes NE and dips 70SE, at a thickness of 15.24 meters. Only 1 of 6 veins was initially developed. The veins are 3 to 50 feet thick. Rhyolite dikes passing through the Old Diggings District appear to finger out into several smaller dikes on this property. Some breccia is associated with them. The ore carries a large percentage of sulphides. Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
Workings include surface and underground openings with an overall depth of 106.68 meters. The main adit is 2,300 feet long. 2 additional adits are 900 and 1,100 feet long, respectively. Later development on other veins lead to glory hole and square-cut mining methods.
Mineralization is hosted in slate. The ore body is pinch and swell in form, strikes NE and dips 70SE, at a thickness of 15.24 meters. Only 1 of 6 veins was initially developed. The veins are 3 to 50 feet thick. Rhyolite dikes passing through the Old Diggings District appear to finger out into several smaller dikes on this property. Some breccia is associated with them. The ore carries a large percentage of sulphides. Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, unit 1 (Eastern Klamath Mountains).
Workings include surface and underground openings with an overall depth of 106.68 meters. The main adit is 2,300 feet long. 2 additional adits are 900 and 1,100 feet long, respectively. Later development on other veins lead to glory hole and square-cut mining methods.
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10262113 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Klamouth RangeVolcanic Arc
- Shoofly-Olds Ferry DomainDomain
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060890172
Taylor, Ryan D.; Morgan, Leah E.; Jourdan, Fred; Monecke, Thomas; Marsh, Erin E.; Goldfarb, Richard J. (2022) Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous orogenic gold mineralization in the Klamath Mountains, California: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar dating of hydrothermal muscovite. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. p.104661. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104661
