The Red Cap is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 2,641 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: 2,641 Feet (805 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.20861, -123.50083
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Red Cap MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Cap
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Red Cap Quartz And Placer Co.
Home Office: A. E. Cartwright Sec'Y.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): TUNNELS
Comment (Production): FREE - MILLING ORE DEVELOPED IN UPPER LEVELS, BUT IN THE LOWER LEVELS IT IS A HEAVY SULPHIDE CARRYING SOME COPPER.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY ORIGINALLY INCLUDED 10 QUARTZ CLAIMS AND THREE PLACER CLAIMS BUT ALL HAVE BEEN ABANDONED EXCEPT THE THREE ORIGINAL QUARTZ CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXI, P. 308
Reference (Deposit): PSFC NOTES.
California Gold
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