Latitude: 41°59'30"N
Longitude: 123°47'37"W
A former Au-Fe-Pb-As-Cu mine located 2.1 km (7,000 feet) NNE of Monumental near the Oregon state line.
Mineralization is a vein deposit (banded iron formation - probably), hosted in greenstone and slate.
Local structures include a fault.
Production data are found in: O'Brien (1952) Maxson (1933) and Goodwin (1957).
References
Lowell, F.L. (1916), Mines and mineral resources of the counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus: California Mining Bureau. (Report 14): 14(3): 389-390.
Laizure, Clyde McK (1925), Mines and Mineral Resources of Del Norte County, California; San Francisco field division: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Mining Bureau (Report 21): 21(3): 290-291.
Maxson, John Haviland (1933), Economic geology of portions of Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties, northwesternmost California: California Division Mines Report 29: 143-144.
O’Brien, J.C. (1952b), Mines and minerals of Del Norte County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology (Report 48): 48(4): 278.
Goodwin, Joseph Grant (1957) Lead and zinc in California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, Division of Mines (Report 53): 53(3&4): 353-724.
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2 entries listed. 2 valid minerals.
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