The Diamond Springs is a nickel mine located in Plumas 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
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Diamond Springs MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diamond Springs
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fee Land
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAID TO ASSAY AT LEAST 0.09 PERCENT NICKEL
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM APPROX. LOC.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS UNDERLIE THE AREA, AND UPON THEM OCCUR A MANTLE OF WELL-DEVELOPED DARK RED LATERITIC-SOIL. AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES IS UNDERLAIN BY NICKEL-BEARING LATERITIC-SOIL, WHOSE DEPTH IS NOT KNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): SOME GOLD WAS MINED IN AREA, PRINCIPALLY FROM TERTIARY GRAVEL DEPOSITS
Comment (Location): Used PLS (T 21 N, R 8E, Sec. 34) and GIS to determine lat/long.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION
Reference (Deposit): TURNER, H.W., 1898 , BIDWELL BARFOLIO: U.S.G.S. GEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF U.S., FOLIO 43 , 12 P.
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
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