Flying Dutchman Mine

The Flying Dutchman Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Lassen county, California.

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

Name: Flying Dutchman Mine

State:  California

County:  Lassen

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.731, -120.12900

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Flying Dutchman Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Flying Dutchman Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Lassen


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Deposit): THIS MAY BE URANIUM.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES & GEOLOGY REVIEW OF NORTH THIRD MINERAL MAP, JULY 1966


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