California · Placer County
Occurrence
Michigan Bluff
Placer County, California, United States
Nickel
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockPeridotite,Serpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1850
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References
BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.RYNEARSON, GARN A., 1953 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN N. SIERRA NEVADA, CALIF. (PLACER, NEVADA, SIERRA, YUBA, BUTTE, AND PLUMAS COUNTIES): CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 111 , CH. 5 , PP. 171 - 323CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.
Identification
Deposit ID10033777
MRDS IDM020423
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.03517, -120.77519
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.