The Elk Camp is a mine located in Del Norte county, California.
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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
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Elk Camp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elk Camp
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
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
Discovery Year: 1954
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Harzburgite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM 12 HAND AUGER HOLES RANGE 0.62 TO 1.11 PERCENT NICKEL, AVERAGING 0.75 PERCENT.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN N 1/2 SECTION 19
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 25 ACRES UNDERLAIN BY SAXONITE, AN ULTRA-MAFIC IGNEOUS ROCK, UPON WHICH IS DEVELOPED A MANTLE OF DEEP REDDISH-BROWN LATERITE. LATERITE IS ROCKY AND CONTAINS QUARTZ BOXWORK. IN PLACES IT IS AS MUCH AS 10 FT. OR MORE IN DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION
Reference (Deposit): CATER, FRED W. AND FRANCIS G. WELLS, 1953 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GASQUET QUAD, CALIF.-ORE: U.S.G.S. BULL. 99S-C, 133 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, FRANCIS G., FRED W. CATER JR., AND GARN A. RYREARSON, 1946 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PART 1 , CH. 1 , 76 P.
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