The Pine Flat Bench 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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Pine Flat Bench MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pine Flat Bench
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rare Metals Corp.
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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
Analytical Data: SOIL SAMPLES AVERAGE 0.69 PERCENT NICKEL
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS A SMALL DOWN-FAULTED BLOCK OFF E. SIDE OF PINE FLAT MTN. FRESH AND SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE CROP OUT WHEREVER LATERITE HAS BEEN ERODED AWAY. DEPTH OF LATERITE UNKNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S
References
Reference (Deposit): BENSON, W.T., 1963 , PINE FLAT AND DIAMOND FLAT NICKEL-BEARING LATERITE DEPOSITS, DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF: U.S.B.M. REPT. INV. 6206
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): 5) CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W. JR., AND RYNEARSON G.A., 1946 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 1
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