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King Solomon Mines Company Mine (King Solomon Mine), Canyon Mountain, Cecilville, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USAi
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King Solomon Mines Company Mine (King Solomon Mine)Mine
Canyon MountainMountain
Cecilville- not defined -
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 10' 56'' North , 123° 10' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.18222,-123.17278
GeoHash:
G#: 9r26m0urf
GRN:
N28W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Etna716 (2017)38.3km
Coffee Creek217 (2011)40.2km
Trinity Village297 (2011)45.3km
Trinity Center267 (2011)45.4km
Greenview201 (2011)46.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
94587
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:94587:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former lode Au-Mn mine located 2.5 km (8,300 feet) N of Canyon Mountain (coordinates of record), along Mathews Creek. NOTE: The coordinates provided by the MRDS database place this mine about 2,000 feet N of the mine symbol and name "King Solomon Mine" on the USGS topo map.

Mineralization is hosted in schist and porphyry.

Production data are found in: Averill (1935).

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

Brown, G. Chester (1916b), Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity Counties: California Mining Bureau. (Report 14): 14(4): 836, Pl. 4.
Logan, Clarence August (1925), Sacramento field division: California Mining Bureau. (Report 21): 21(4): 448.
Averill, Charles V. (1935), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 31): 31(3): 292-294.
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