Allen

The Allen is a mine located in Nevada 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: Allen  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.43333, -120.58333

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Allen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Allen
Secondary: Canadian Group


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: English Mountain


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CU = 0.04 TO 0.26 %
Analytical Data: MOS2 = 0.01 TO 0.03 %


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): NO PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): KING, R.U.; U.S.G.S.; (UNPUB. DATA)

Reference (Deposit): KING, R.U.; 1966 ; MIN. RESOURCES OF CAL.; CAL. DIV. MINES & GEO.; BULL 191


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