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Trout Creek No. 1

The Trout Creek No. 1 is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,409 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

Name: Trout Creek No. 1

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 4,409 Feet (1,344 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.1211, -123.22500

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Trout Creek No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Trout Creek No. 1

Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica

Location

State: California
County: Trinity

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

Type: Other

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 8-10-75-THE OPEN PIT HERE IS VERY LARGE CONSIDERING SMALL ORE RESERVES ESTIMATED FOR TWO LOCATIONS APPROX. 400 FT. APART.

References

Reference (Deposit): YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS, TRINITY, TEHEMA, AND

Reference (Deposit): MENDOCINO COS., CA.

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN-MINES &MIN RES OF TRINITYCO-CAL.DIV.MINES GEO.CO.RPT

Reference (Deposit): TRENGOVE-RECON. OF CAL MN DEPS-USBM.RPT.OF INVEST.5579-1960

Reference (Deposit): WFOC MPF NO. 0061050075

Reference (Deposit): INFORMATION FROM THE FILES OF W.D. LONGWILL, WFOC

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE, WA.

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL REOURCES OF YOLLA BOLLY AREA, TRINITY CO., CA,

Reference (Deposit): W.D. LONGWILL, 1979.

Reference (Deposit): RARE II FILE REPORT BIG BUTTE-SHINBONE (5145)

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BIG BUTTE-SHINBONE (5145)

Reference (Deposit): EAST FORK (5226), MURPHY GLADE (5298), AND WILDERNESS

Reference (Deposit): CONTIGUOUS (5137) RARE II PROPOSED ADDITIONS TO THE

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