The Redwood Copper Queen is a copper mine located in Mendocino county, California.
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Mine Info
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Redwood Copper Queen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Redwood Copper Queen
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mendocino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Redwood Copper Queen Co.
Home Office: C/O E. R. Leach
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: KIDNEYS AND LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 8 - 9 % CU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): 1906 SHIPMENT USED FOR PRODUCTION OF SULFURIC ACID.
Comment (Deposit): ZONE 10 - 40 FT. WIDE, 300 FT LONG 125 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Workings): 200-FT. ADIT, 2 WINZES 100 FT. AND 36FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SANDSTONE IS HIGHLY ALTERED
Comment (Deposit): 840 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 271 .
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1953 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MENDOCINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 4 : DIV. OF MINES, P. 359 .
Reference (Production): ERIC, J.H., 1948 .
Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L.E., 1908 ; COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIF. BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 162 - 163
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