Red Hill Lookout

The Red Hill Lookout is a mine located in Plumas 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 Hill Lookout  

State:  California

County:  Plumas

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.0375, -121.17278

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Red Hill Lookout MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Hill Lookout


Commodity

Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: Plumas


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Open Land In Plumas National Forest


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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


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: SURFACE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.25 PERCENT NICKEL


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 20 ACRES OF RED LATERITIC SOIL OCCURS AS ISOLATED PATCHES, HAS AVERAGE THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 2 FT., AND IS UNDERLAIN BY SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE


References

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

Reference (Deposit): BURNETT, JOHN L. AND JENNINGS, CHARLES W., 1962 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF CALIF. OLAF P. JENKINS EDITION, CHICO SHEET: CALIF. D.O.M. SCALE 1:250,000

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


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