Gooch Claim

The Gooch Claim is a mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,001 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: Gooch Claim  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.8953, -124.00940

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Gooch Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gooch Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Wimer Road 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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: H. W. Gooch-1944
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1944
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

Comment (Deposit): THE CLAIM WAS FIRST WORKED DURINGW.W.I,BUT NOTHING COULD BE AS TO WHO HAD FORMERLY OWNED THE CLAIM OR WHAT IT HAD PRODUC INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.


References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS,F.G.,ET AL,1946,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.1,CHAP.1,P.32

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN,J.C.,1952,CAL. JOUR MINES AND GEOL.VOL.48,NO.4,P.288

Reference (Deposit): WEST SLOPE NO FORK SMITH RIVER EXTENDING TO HEAD OF E FORK H


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