The Vance is a copper mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.19333, -123.78889
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Vance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vance
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Harry Vance
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD W023650 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
Comment (Location): USBM LAT/LONG USED
Comment (Geology): ON REDDING GEOLOGIC MAP LOCATION PLOTS IN UPPER CRETACEOUS ROCKS OF THE COAST RANGES
Comment (Commodity): TRACES OF CU
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT MAY BE A MASSIVE SULFIDE, BUT THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA TO DETERMINE MODEL TYPE
References
Reference (Deposit): LAIZURE, C.M, 1925, SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION, IN 21ST REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 305.
Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J.C., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA, IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144, P. 235.
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