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Vance

Occurrence in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030537
MRDS ID M008724
Record type Site
Current site name Vance

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.79001, 40.19318 (WGS84)
Elevation 305

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miranda(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garberville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Eel(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 003S 003E 24 California

Comments on the location information

  • USBM LAT/LONG USED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TRACES OF CU

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.79001, 40.19318
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike NW
    Dip 70 SE
    Thickness 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ON REDDING GEOLOGIC MAP LOCATION PLOTS IN UPPER CRETACEOUS ROCKS OF THE COAST RANGES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Harry Vance

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.C., 1948, TABULATION OF COPPER DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA, IN COPPER IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 144, P. 235.

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C.M, 1925, SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION, IN 21ST REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 305.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MRDS RECORD W023650 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
Deposit DEPOSIT MAY BE A MASSIVE SULFIDE, BUT THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DATA TO DETERMINE MODEL TYPE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 31-MAY-1995 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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