Diamond Springs

The Diamond Springs is a nickel 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: Diamond Springs  

State:  California

County:  Plumas

Elevation:

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 39.665, -121.08900

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Diamond Springs MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Diamond Springs


Commodity

Primary: Nickel


Location

State: California
County: Plumas


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Fee Land


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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAID TO ASSAY AT LEAST 0.09 PERCENT NICKEL


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM APPROX. LOC.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS UNDERLIE THE AREA, AND UPON THEM OCCUR A MANTLE OF WELL-DEVELOPED DARK RED LATERITIC-SOIL. AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES IS UNDERLAIN BY NICKEL-BEARING LATERITIC-SOIL, WHOSE DEPTH IS NOT KNOWN.

Comment (Deposit): SOME GOLD WAS MINED IN AREA, PRINCIPALLY FROM TERTIARY GRAVEL DEPOSITS

Comment (Location): Used PLS (T 21 N, R 8E, Sec. 34) and GIS to determine lat/long.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): TURNER, H.W., 1898 , BIDWELL BARFOLIO: 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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