Armstrong No. 2 Mine

The Armstrong No. 2 Mine is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,471 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: Armstrong No. 2 Mine  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 3,471 Feet (1,058 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.1886, -123.30390

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Armstrong No. 2 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Armstrong No. 2 Mine
Secondary: Armstrong No. 3 Prospect
Secondary: Savage Nos.2 and 3


Commodity

Tertiary: Calcium
Tertiary: Copper
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: Located Claim


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-Underground
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: Malachite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Rhodochrosite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 8-25-75-SOME GREENISH STAINING AT THIS DEPOSIT MAY INDICATE MINOR C. 9-11-75-LARGE RESOURCE OF LO-GRADE MN CHERT(<5% MN) EXPOSED 9-11-75-RESOURCE PROBABLY COMPRISES SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS


References

Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.OF.MINES,BUL.152-A

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


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