Calnan

The Calnan is a copper mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: Calnan
Secondary: Little Joe

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): KEYSTONE CLAIM; TUNNEL DRIVEN 210 FT. AND 90 FT. BELOW OUTCROP-CARRYING MALACHITE. LITTLE JOE; 2 OLD SHAFTS, 30 AND 80 FT. DEEP, OPEN CUT 40 FT. BY 100 FT.. BALTIMORE CLAIM ; 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS AND 240 FT. OF DRIFTING. GOLD FISH: 30 FT. SHAFT. MOTHER LODE; 160 FT. TUNNEL.

Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF 160 ACRES.

Comment (Production): LITTLE JOE CLAIM, PRODUCED 30 TONS OF SORTED ORE IN 1906 , SAID TO HAVE CARRIED $300 A TON.

References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1937 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF PLUMAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 33 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 127

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1921 , PLUMAS COUNTY; 17TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 463

Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1921

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