The Chanchelulla Peak is a nickel and copper mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 5,906 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: 5,906 Feet (1,800 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.45389, -122.98389
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Chanchelulla Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chanchelulla Peak
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Alaskan Cr-Pt (PGE)
Orebody
Form: SULFIDE-BEARING ZONE AT MARGIN OF INTRUSION
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RH=<1-2 PPB.
Analytical Data: PD=<1-543 PPB
Analytical Data: 27 PGE ANALYSES: PT=<10-532 PPB
Materials
Ore: Pentlandite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST. PLUTON LIES SOUTH OF MAIN PEAK.
Comment (Commodity): PGE-BEARING MINERALS NOT FOUND
Comment (Development): AREA HAS NOT BEEN EXPLORED FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS
Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS ARE DISSEMINATED NEAR CONTACT OF PLUTON WITH SULFIDE-BEARING HORNFELSIC ROCKS
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): PLUTON IS SAID TO BE SIMILAR TO ZONED ALASKA-TYPE PLUTONS
References
Reference (Deposit): GRAY, FLOYD, PAGE, N.J, CARLSON, C.A., WILSON, S.A., AND CARLSON, R.R., 1986, PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF ZONED ULTRAMAFIC INTRUSIVE SUITES, KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 81, P. 1252-1260
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