The Copper Bluff is a zinc and copper mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 41.09556, -123.73778
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Copper Bluff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Bluff
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN OR BEDDED REPLACEMENT
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5 % CU, 14 - 17 % ZN, 8 - 50 OZ AG AND $5.80 AU / TON AND .5 - 1.5 % PB.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PYRITIZED SCHIST
Comment (Location): LAT/LONG NOT VERIFIED AFTER RELOCATING THEM TO LIE WITHIN CORRECT QUADRANGLE
Comment (Commodity): SPHALERITE NEAR SURFACE
Comment (Deposit): VEIN 7 FT.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF DIAMOND DRILLING AND DRIFTING.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY BEING DEVELOPED IN 1953 BY A $22,000 D.M.E.A. LOAN. J. ROBERTSON OF THE USGS WAS THE EXAMINING GEOLOGIST.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 57 , NOS. 3 AND 4 , P 447
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.C., 1948 , TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA, IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144 , P 235
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