The W. A. Preston Property is a iron mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 200 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 200 Feet (61 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.87806, -124.06667
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W. A. Preston Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: W. A. Preston Property
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :COUNTY
Comment (Production): OCCURRENCES OF IRON REPORTED; NO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN. SELECTED SAMPLES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE CONTAINED 52% FE. IN ONE CUT A SMALL LENS OF LOW GRADE MANGANESE ORE, ASSAYING 23% MANGANESE, WAS UNCOVERED
Comment (Workings): SHORT TUNNEL, SHALLOW INCLINE SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): 160 ACRES OF PATENTED LAND
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4, OCT. 1941, P. 516
Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXI, P. 318
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 179, FIG. 14; PSFC REPORT.
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