The Nichols is a gold mine located in Humboldt 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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Nichols MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nichols
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
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
Owner Name: L. R. Nichols And G. F. Willhite.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): EARLY IN 1940 A PIT ROUGHLY 150 FT. BY 100 FT. BY 8 FT. DEEP HAD YIELDED $700 IN GOLD. A CREW OF FOUR MEN WAS EMPLOYED.
Comment (Workings): RIFFLE SLUICE
Comment (Deposit): PLANS CALL FOR INSTALLATION OF A ONE CU. YD. DRAGLINE OUTFIT TO WORK THE BARS WHICH ARE SAID TO BE MUCH HIGHER IN GRADE THAN THE GRAVELS OF THE TERRACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 4, OCT. 1941, P. 512
Reference (Deposit): USGS MR-26
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