The Lower Coon Mtn. is a mine located in Del Norte county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Lower Coon Mtn. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Coon Mtn.
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. H. Mc Clendon And Elmer Wilson, Et Al.
Home Office: Eureka, Ca..
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO SAMPLES TAKEN FOR NICKEL
Comment (Location): UTM APPROX. LOC.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OCCURS IN LARGE MASS OF PERIDOTITE (WHICH INCLUDES SAXONITE, DUNITE, PERIDOTITE AND SERPENTINITE) THAT INCLUDES GORDON MTN. AND UPPER COON MTN AND IS THE S. END OF JOSEPHINE PERIDOTITE MASS. W. PART OF LOWER COON MTN. IS UNDERLAIN PRINCIPALLY BY WEHRLITE, A MEDIUM-GRAINED ULTRAMAFIC ROCK COMPOSED OF PYROXENE AND OLIVINE. 40 ACRES OF ISOLATED PATCHES OF DARK REDDISH-BROWN LATERITE, UNKNOWN DEPTH, LIE UPON THE ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS, AND IS SAID TO BE WEAKLY NICKELIFEROUS.
Comment (Deposit): CHROMITE MINED IN AREA DURING WORLD WAR II
References
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION
Reference (Deposit): CATER, FRED W. JR., AND WELLS, FRANCIS G., 1953 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GASQUET QUAD, CALIF.-ORE: U.S.G.S. BULL. 995-C
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W. JR., AND RYNEARSON, GARN A., 1946 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 1
California Gold
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
