Red Mountain, Red Mtn. Meadow, South Red Mtn

The Red Mountain, Red Mtn. Meadow, South Red Mtn 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: Red Mountain, Red Mtn. Meadow, South Red Mtn  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.51444, -123.89194

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Red Mountain, Red Mtn. Meadow, South Red Mtn MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Mountain, Red Mtn. Meadow, South Red Mtn


Commodity

Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Elmer Wilson, Et Al.
Home Office: Eureka, Ca..


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: GRAB SAMPLE WITH THIN VEINLETS OF GARNIERITE CONTAINED 3.00 PERCENT NICKEL.


Materials

Ore: Garnierite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY PERIDOTITE AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF DUNITE. LOCALLY THESE ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS HAVE BEEN SERPENTINIZED AND HIGH ON THE RIDGE, ESPECIALLY ABOVE THE 4000 FT. CONTOUR IN AN AREA SURROUNDING THE LOOKOUT, OCCURS A LATERITE MANTLE. LATERITE IS REDDISH-BROWN, VERY ROCKY AND PROBABLY NO MORE THAN 3 FT. IN DEPTH. THIN VEINLETS OF GARNIERITE WERE FOUND.

Comment (Location): RIDGE HAS SURFACE OF LOW RELIEF, BUT BELOW 4000 FT. CONTOUR THE SLOPES STEEPEN TO AS MUCH AS 1800 FT. PER MI., UTM APPROX. LOC.

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


References

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

Reference (Deposit): IRWIN, WILLIAM P., 1960 , GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE N. COAST RANGES AND KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 179

Reference (Deposit): 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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