The Minersville Area is a mine located in Trinity 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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Minersville Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minersville Area
Commodity
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fee Land And Powersite Withdrawl
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM 3 FT. AUGER HOLE GAVE 0.02 PERCENT NICKEL.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA UNDERLAIN PRINCIPALLY BY SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE AND LOCALLY BY QUATERNARY NON-MARINE WEAVERVILLE FORMATION AND MESOZOIC GRANITE. RED SURFACE SOILS CONTAINING TRACE AMOUNTS OF NICKEL, MAY HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, 1974 ( 1958 ).
Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF SHASTA, TEHAMA, TRINITY AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 3
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