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Zaar

Occurrence in Del Norte county in California, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10034147
MRDS ID M020856
Record type Site
Current site name Zaar
Alternate or previous names Oriental
Related records 10283970

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.03338, 41.9126 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

High Divide(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smith(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Del Norte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 018N 001E 35 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME HIGH GRADE ORE ON ORIENTAL CLAIM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result 10% CU

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.03338, 41.9126
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Low Divide

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • OVER 1500 FT. IN TUNNEL AND SEVERAL SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    J.C. O'BRIEN, 1952 ; MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 48 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 299.

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE, C., MCK., 1925 ; SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIV.; 21ST REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 288

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROMINENT GOSSAN; SEVERAL VEINS VARING FROM 4 - 6 FT. THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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