The Gasquet Mtn. is a mine located in Del Norte county, California.
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Mine Info
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Gasquet Mtn. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gasquet 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, Of Eureka, Calif., And New Jersey Zinc Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: SAMPLE FROM FLAT AREA ABOVE 2300 FT. CONTOUR AVERAGED 0.59 PERCENT NICKEL, SAMPLE FROM BENCH ON N.E. SLOPE GASQUET MTN. AVERAGED 0.72 PERCENT NICKEL, OTHER SAMPLES RANGED 0.79 TO 1.08 PERCENT NICKEL
Materials
Ore: Garnierite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: MIDDLE 1950'S
Comment (Reserve-Resource): UNKNOWN; 0.1 TO 1.0% NI
Comment (Location): UTM APPROX. LOC.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY PERIDOTITE THAT IS LOCALLY ALTERED TO SERPENTINITE. OVERLYING THE PERIDOTITE,ESPECIALLY ON SURFACES OF LOW RELIEF IS A MANTLE OF DEEP REDDISH-BROWN LATERITE CONTAINING MINOR SILICA BOXWORK AND SOME VISIBLE GARNIERITE. DEPTH RANGE NOT KNOWN, BUT ON HIGH FLAT AREA ABOVE 2400 FT. CONTOUR AND ON BENCH N.E. OF GASQUET MTN., BETWEEN 1750 AND 2000 FT. CONTOURS, IS SAID TO BE OVER 100 ACRES OF LATERITE LESS THAN 5 FT. IN DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.
Reference (Deposit): CATER, FRED W., AND WELLS, FRANCIS G., 1953 , GEOL. AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GASQUET QUAD., CALIF - ORE: U.S.G.S. BULL. 995 - C, 133 P
Reference (Deposit): HOTZ, P.E., 1966 , NICKEL IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF CALIF.: U.S. SENATE DOCUMENT, 89TH. CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, P. 281
Reference (Deposit): 5) IRWIN, W.P., 1960 , CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 179 , P. 74
Reference (Deposit): 6) CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Reference (Reserve-Resource): UNPUBLISHED NI-CO REPORT
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, FRANCIS G., FRED W. CATER JR., AND GARN A. RYNEARSON, 1946 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF: CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 1 , CH. 1 , 76 P.
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