The Native Son is a mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.0125, -120.69194
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Native Son MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Native Son
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
District: Genesee
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN SILICEOUS ZONE, ZONE SAID TO BE 100 FT. WIDE
Comment (Workings): 200 FT. TUNNEL, 45 FT. SHAFT AND OPEN CUTS 1927 , VERTICAL SHAFT OF 70 FT., 150 FT. FROM VEIN IN ANDESITE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FOOT WALL IS SLATE, HANGING WALL IS SLATE AND ANDESITE
Comment (Deposit): GRUSS MINE ADJOINS COMPRISED OF 140 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1928 , REDDING FIELD DIVISION; 24 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 279
Reference (Deposit): MAC BOYLE, E., 1918 , PLUMAS COUNTY; 16 TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 148
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