Chanchelulla Peak

The Chanchelulla Peak is a nickel and copper mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 5,906 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Chanchelulla Peak

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Platinum

Location

State: California
County: Shasta

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Alaskan Cr-Pt (PGE)

Orebody

Form: SULFIDE-BEARING ZONE AT MARGIN OF INTRUSION

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RH=<1-2 PPB.
Analytical Data: PD=<1-543 PPB
Analytical Data: 27 PGE ANALYSES: PT=<10-532 PPB

Materials

Ore: Pentlandite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): IN TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST. PLUTON LIES SOUTH OF MAIN PEAK.

Comment (Commodity): PGE-BEARING MINERALS NOT FOUND

Comment (Development): AREA HAS NOT BEEN EXPLORED FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS

Comment (Deposit): ORE MINERALS ARE DISSEMINATED NEAR CONTACT OF PLUTON WITH SULFIDE-BEARING HORNFELSIC ROCKS

Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): PLUTON IS SAID TO BE SIMILAR TO ZONED ALASKA-TYPE PLUTONS

References

Reference (Deposit): GRAY, FLOYD, PAGE, N.J, CARLSON, C.A., WILSON, S.A., AND CARLSON, R.R., 1986, PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF ZONED ULTRAMAFIC INTRUSIVE SUITES, KLAMATH MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 81, P. 1252-1260

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