Ni-Cal

The Ni-Cal is a nickel mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,051 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: Ni-Cal

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Secondary: Chromium
Secondary: Cobalt
Tertiary: PGE

Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smith River Area

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

Owner Name: Ni-Cal Resources, Inc.
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: California Nickel Corp. (Part Of Ni-Cal)
Years: 1981 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Lateritic Ni

Orebody

Form: BLANKET

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ESTIMATED NI CONTENT OF ORE 0.85%

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): IN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. UNSURVEYED; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GASQUET 1:24000

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RECOVERY EXPECTED TO BE 90% NI, 80% CO, 50% CR

Comment (Commodity): UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF PGE DATA (1989); NOT MENTIONED IN REFERENCES CITED

Comment (Geology): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN METAL MARKET

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 1981, MINING NEW GROUND, PLANNED LATERITE NICKEL MINE WOULD ALSO YIELD COBALT AND CHROMIUM: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V. 89, NO. 123, P. 10A.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, 1977, NI-CAL READY FOR WORK ON CALIFORNIA NICKEL: NORTHERN MINER, V. 63, NO. 37, P. A3.

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