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Rebel Copper Mine, Forest Glen, South Fork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Rebel Copper MineMine
Forest Glen- not defined -
South Fork Mining DistrictMining District
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
Trinity CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 19' 20'' North , 123° 15' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.32222,-123.25722
GeoHash:
G#: 9r0m7hqvf
GRN:
N27W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ruth195 (2011)8.0km
Mad River420 (2011)25.8km
Hayfork2,368 (2011)26.5km
Alderpoint186 (2011)34.2km
Hyampom241 (2011)36.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
96796
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96796:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Cu-Ag-Au mine located in sec. 31, T29N, R12W, MDM, 8.1 km (5.0 miles) SE of Forest Glen, at Bee Tree Flat along the Trinity River (just downstream from river mile 63), on National Forest land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.

Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in slate and quartzite. The ore body is a 4 foot (1.22 meters) wide sulphide vein along a slate-quartzite contact. Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 1 (Western Sierra Nevada and Western Klamath Mountains).

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

Assay data results: 2% Cu with Au, Ag.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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Link to USGS MRDS:10034210

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050721
Tucker, W.Burling (1923), Trinity County: 19th Report of the State Mineralogist; California Mining Bureau: 94.
Averill, Charles Volney (1941) Mineral Resources of Trinity County. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 37 (1). 8-89p.85
Pacific Southwest Field Committee (PSFC) (1955), Natural Resources of NW California Geol. Mines Resources: figure 4
O’Brien, J.C. (1965) Mines and mineral resources of Trinity County, California. Caifornia Division of Mines and Geology County Report 4: 125 pp.: 26 and/or 62
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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