| Deposit ID | 10187460 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060150178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Rattlesnake Mountain Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.97285, 41.69592 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 862 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Del Norte(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canthook Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Happy Camp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Del Norte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 015 N | 002 E | 17 | C | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Montmorillonite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains) |
|---|
| Depth to top | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 610HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Del Norte Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 492HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060150178 |
CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 134, PT. 1. CHAPT. 1, 76
PP.
FRIZZELL, L.E., REPORT ON THE NICKEL LATERITE DEPOSIT OF
LITTLE AND BIG RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN, DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALI-
FORNIA: ASSOCIATED GEOLOGISTS UNPUBLISHED REPORT. 1977, 11P.
BOWENCAMP, J.E., PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE LITTLE RATTLE-
SNAKE MOUNTAIN NICKEL PROSPECT, DEL NORTE CO., CALIFORNIA
FREEPORT EXPLORATION CO. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT, 1956, 9 P.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, GEOLOGIC MAP OF CALIFORNIA-WEEK SHEET:
CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL., 2 PLS.
CUMBERLIDGE, U.T., GEOLOGY OF THE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE, RID-
DLE, OREGON, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, V.2, 30
ED, AIME, NEW YORK, 1968, P.1650-1672
ROWE, W.A., GEOLOGY OF THE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE, RIDDLE, ORE
SNE-AIME FALL MTG. PRESENTATION, DENVER. COLO., 1976
SINGMASTER & BREYER, INC., NICKEL RECOVERY FROM WESTERN
SOURCES, TASK I REPORT, TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION:
DEPT. INTERIOR.USBM CONTRACT MO.J0255007, 1975, 138 P.
WESTERN KNAPP ENGINEERING, ORDER-OF-MAGNITUDE STUDY, CAPITAL
AND OPERATING COSTS, NICKEL MINE AND PROCESSING PLANT, NOR-
THERN CALIFORNIA.
SIEMENS, R.E., PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF NICKEL, COBALT,
AND COPPER FROM DOMESTIC LATERITES: MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL
U.63, NO.1, P. 27-34
SIEMENS, R.E., RECOVERY OF NICKEL AND COBALT FROM LOW-GRADE
DOMESTIC LATERITES:USBM RI 8027, 1975, 14 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHROMITE ASSAYS ARE GIVEN FOR THE SAKE OF COMPLETNESS; HOW- EVER, CHROMITE CANNOT BE RECOVERED BY THE REDUCTION ROAST AMMONIACAL-LEACH PROCESS AND IS NOT, THEREFORE, INCLUDED IN THE COSTING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-JUL-1993 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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