California · Del Norte County
Prospect

Pine Flat Mt. Deposits

Del Norte County, California, United States
CobaltNickelChromium
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Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Nickel
TertiaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsChalcedony, Chromite, Garnierite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolin, Limonite, Serpentine, Talc, Wad
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10211682
MRDS IDM007510
Alternate namesPine Flat Bench, Diamond Flat
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates41.99292, -123.99256
References
CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT. 1952, P. 291USGS B. 995-PL. 11CALIF. B. 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P. 32,PL. 1IRWIN,W.P.,1960,GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTHERN COAST RANGES & KLAMATH MTS.,CALIFORNIA,WITH A SUMMARY OF THE MINERAL RESCOURCES: CAL DIV. OF MINES BULL.179, 80 p.RICE,S.J.,1956,NICKELIFEROUS LATERITES IN NORTHWESTERNUSGS CRIB NO. MO07510USGS CRIB NO. MO20416Rice, S.J., 1957, Nickel in Mineral Commodities of California: CAL. DIV. OF MINES BULL. 176 p. 391-399CALIFORNIA STATE MINING AND GEOLOGY BOARD, 1972, STATE POLICY FOR SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION PRACTICE: CAL.DIV. OF MINES SPEC. PUB. 51CATER, F.W., JR., 1953, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GASQUET QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA--OREGON: USGS BULL. 995-CHOTZ, P.E., 1964, NICKELIFEROUS LATERITES IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA: ECON. GEOL. V 59, NO. 3CUMBERLIDGE, J.T., , GEOLOGY OF THE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE RIDDLE, OREGON: AIME- ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., V2, 3EDROWE, W.A., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE NICKEL MOUNTAIN MINE,RIDDLE, ORE.: PAPER PRESENTED AT SME-AIME FALL MTG, DENVERCHANDREA, D., 1976, CHARACTERIZATION STUDY OF DOMESTIC NICKELIFEROUS LATERITES BY ELECTRON OPTICAL AND X-RAY TECHNIQUES: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 95-76MINING JOURNAL. 6/20/86, P. 451, PINE FLAT FEASIBILITY STUDY.APPLING, R.N., JR., 1956, A RECONNAISSANCE OF NICKEL DEPOSIT OF SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.BENSON, W.T., 1963, PINE FLAT AND DIAMOND FLAT NICKEL-BEARING LATERITE DEPOSITS, DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Report of Investigations 6206E&MJ , PP 35-39, JUNE, 1981.