The Salt Lake - California is a copper mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 1,801 feet.
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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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.91, -124.03028
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Salt Lake - California MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Salt Lake - California
Secondary: Union
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Low Divide
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 10 - 18 % CU, OXIDES ASSAYED AT 25 % CU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN CROPPING 3600 FT. LONG
Comment (Workings): UNION NO. 1 : 450 CROSSCUT ADIT WHICH CUTS ORE BODY DRIFTED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET EACH WAY, MOST OF EARLY PRODUCTION WAS STOPED FROM THIS WORKING . UPPER TUNNEL 120 FT. LONG WITH DRIFTS N & S 40 FT. IN LENGTH. OPEN CUT ON UNION NO. 2 , 110 FT. SHAFT ON UNION NO. 3 , THERE IS A 400 FT. CROSSCUT ADIT ON MAMMOTH NO. 1 , AND A 350 FT. ADIT ON BONANZA CLAIM.
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS INCLUDE THE COPPER KING, DAISY, BONANZA, UNION NO. 1 , NO. 2 AND NO. 3 , MAMMOTH NO. 1 AND NO. 2 , TURNER, AND GAINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): J.C. O'BRIEN, 1952 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 48 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 299
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C. MCK., 1925 : SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION; 21ST REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 288 - 289
Reference (Production): J.C. O'BRIEN, 1952 , P. 299
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