Pine Flat Bench

The Pine Flat Bench is a mine located in Del Norte 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: Pine Flat Bench  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.98278, -123.97889

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Pine Flat Bench MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pine Flat Bench


Commodity

Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rare Metals Corp.
Home Office: Salt Lake City, Ut.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SOIL SAMPLES AVERAGE 0.69 PERCENT NICKEL


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS A SMALL DOWN-FAULTED BLOCK OFF E. SIDE OF PINE FLAT MTN. FRESH AND SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE CROP OUT WHEREVER LATERITE HAS BEEN ERODED AWAY. DEPTH OF LATERITE UNKNOWN.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1950'S


References

Reference (Deposit): BENSON, W.T., 1963 , PINE FLAT AND DIAMOND FLAT NICKEL-BEARING LATERITE DEPOSITS, DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF: U.S.B.M. REPT. INV. 6206

Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): CATER, FRED W. JR., AND WELLS, FRANCIS G., 1953 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GASQUET QUAD, CALIF.-ORE: U.S.G.S. BULL. 995-C

Reference (Deposit): 5) CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W. JR., AND RYNEARSON G.A., 1946 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 1


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