Copper Bluff

The Copper Bluff is a copper mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 420 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: Copper Bluff

State:  California

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 420 Feet (128 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.1097, -123.68500

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Copper Bluff MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Copper Bluff
Secondary: Hoopa Indian Tribe


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: California
County: Humboldt


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1962
Description: 27au;252ag;Gm/Mt:10.51cu;.72pb;15.182n% 1482 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1961
Description: 34au;320ag;Gm/Mt:16.34cu;1.02pb;7.582n% 4160 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1960
Description: 38au;411ag;Gm/Mt:14.57cu;.71pb;12.132n % 2505 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1958
Description: 32au;450ag;Gm/Mt:20.15cu;1.31pb;% Conc 309 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1957
Description: 43au;423ag;Gm/Mt:18.96cu;.93pb;%Conc 316 Mt Conc/Year


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Production): MINE LAST OPERATED 1966, EXPLORATION BY EAGLE PITCHER CO. 1964

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX 1 TONNAGES ARE FROM DMEA DOCKET 3911

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE DATA FROM 1964, BU. MINES GSCLZ COMPILATION.


References

Reference (Reference): CALIF. DIV.MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 190 PGS 45,46,60, 1966

Reference (Reference): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, GEO MAP OF CAL. WEED SHEET

Reference (Reference): 1963

Reference (Reference): BU. MINES INDIAN STUDIES HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION REPORT,

Reference (Reference): 1977

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR MINES & GEOL. V 37 NO,4 OCT. 1941 P. 508 V. 39 J

Reference (Deposit): 43 P. 79 JULY 1943 P. 325 BULL.

Reference (Deposit): LOC. ALSO IN TGN 4E SEC. 35


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