The Copper Bluff is a copper mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 420 feet.
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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
Elevation: 420 Feet (128 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.1097, -123.68500
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Copper Bluff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Bluff
Secondary: Hoopa Indian Tribe
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1962
Description: 27au;252ag;Gm/Mt:10.51cu;.72pb;15.182n% 1482 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1961
Description: 34au;320ag;Gm/Mt:16.34cu;1.02pb;7.582n% 4160 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1960
Description: 38au;411ag;Gm/Mt:14.57cu;.71pb;12.132n % 2505 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1958
Description: 32au;450ag;Gm/Mt:20.15cu;1.31pb;% Conc 309 Mt Conc/Year
Year: 1957
Description: 43au;423ag;Gm/Mt:18.96cu;.93pb;%Conc 316 Mt Conc/Year
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Production): MINE LAST OPERATED 1966, EXPLORATION BY EAGLE PITCHER CO. 1964
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX 1 TONNAGES ARE FROM DMEA DOCKET 3911
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESERVE DATA FROM 1964, BU. MINES GSCLZ COMPILATION.
References
Reference (Reference): CALIF. DIV.MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 190 PGS 45,46,60, 1966
Reference (Reference): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, GEO MAP OF CAL. WEED SHEET
Reference (Reference): 1963
Reference (Reference): BU. MINES INDIAN STUDIES HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION REPORT,
Reference (Reference): 1977
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR MINES & GEOL. V 37 NO,4 OCT. 1941 P. 508 V. 39 J
Reference (Deposit): 43 P. 79 JULY 1943 P. 325 BULL.
Reference (Deposit): LOC. ALSO IN TGN 4E SEC. 35
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