Quartz Hill Area

The Quartz Hill Area is a nickel mine located in Butte county, California.

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: Quartz Hill Area  

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 39.635, -121.19861

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Satelite image of the Quartz Hill Area

Quartz Hill Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Quartz Hill Area


Commodity

Primary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: Butte


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1957
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

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Commodity): FIELD TESTS WITH DIMETHYLGLOYOXEME INDICATE TRACE AMOUNTS OF NICKEL. NO SAMPLES WERE TAKEN OR ASSAYED.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ HILL IS UNDERLAIN BY SERPENTINITE UPON WHICH LIES A THIN COVER OF TAN LATERITIC-SOIL. 20 ACRES OF LATERITIC-SOIL IS SAID TO BE LESS THAN 3 FT. DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J. H., 1974 ( 1957 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION

Reference (Deposit): TURNER, H. W., 1898 , BIDWELL BAR FOLIO: U.S.G.S. GEOLOGICAL ATLAS OF U.S., FOLIO 43 , 12 P.

Reference (Deposit): CHESTERMAN, C. W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.


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