The Diadem Lode Deposit is a mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 4,803 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
Elevation: 4,803 Feet (1,464 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.8978, -121.09140
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Diadem Lode Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diadem Lode Deposit
Secondary: Sierra Manganese Deposit
Secondary: Sierra Manganese
Secondary: Red Point
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mc Collum, David J. And Arlene B.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Charlton, Hale K. And Shirley J.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Rt.1,Box 408, Quincy,Cal.
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 10-8-75-THE DEPOSIT WAS NOT LOCATED, BUT MUCH QTZ & SLATE FL 10-8-75-A LODE CLAIM EXTENDS FROM NEAR NW-CORNER SEC 33 IN DI
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL DIV OF MINES BUL.152-A
Reference (Deposit): 14 MI SW OF QUINCY
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