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White Bluff

Occurrence in Tehama 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095247
MRDS ID M020951
Record type Site
Current site name White Bluff
Alternate or previous names Basler Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.66581, 40.04403 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tehama(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Raglin Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Red Bluff(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mendocino 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 Tehama

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 025N 007W 04,05,08,09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.66581, 40.04403
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 800 FT. CROSSCUT STOPPED WHEN FAULT-BRECCIA MATERIAL WAS ENCOUNTERED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ERIC, J.H., 1948 ; COPPER IN CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 348

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN, J.C., 1946 ; MINES AND MINING IN TEHAMA COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 42 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 189

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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