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Red Cap

Occurrence in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030604
MRDS ID M008823
Record type Site
Current site name Red Cap
Related records 10260467

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.50196, 41.20844 (WGS84)
Elevation 805

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hopkins Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Klamath(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 010N 006E 33 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Red Cap Quartz And Placer Co.
    Home office A. E. Cartwright Sec'Y.

Comments on the production information

  • FREE - MILLING ORE DEVELOPED IN UPPER LEVELS, BUT IN THE LOWER LEVELS IT IS A HEAVY SULPHIDE CARRYING SOME COPPER.

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXI, P. 308

  • Deposit

    PSFC NOTES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY ORIGINALLY INCLUDED 10 QUARTZ CLAIMS AND THREE PLACER CLAIMS BUT ALL HAVE BEEN ABANDONED EXCEPT THE THREE ORIGINAL QUARTZ CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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