Cam Laterite Ext.

The Cam Laterite Ext. is a nickel and cobalt 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

Name: Cam Laterite Ext.  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation: 2,051 Feet (625 Meters)

Commodity: Nickel, Cobalt

Lat, Long: 41.8917, -123.86440

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Cam Laterite Ext. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cam Laterite Ext.
Secondary: Wonder Mine
Secondary: Gtr Nos 1-18


Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: California Nickel Corp
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): INDEX OF DMEA REPTS (CALIF-NEV) P 16


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