Masterson Claim

The Masterson Claim is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 5,600 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Masterson Claim  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.4294, -122.60780

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Masterson Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Masterson Claim
Secondary: Gazelle Mountain Chrome Mine
Secondary: Gazelle Mountain Mine
Secondary: C.J.Masterson Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Gazelle Mountain


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Type: Other


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: F. S. Pollock,Hugh Williamson,J. K. Remsen,Thompson And Hayden
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Mr. Dozier-Owned In 1900
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Olivine


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE SERPENTIN IS INTERLAYERED WITH SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. THE ORE ASSAYED 41.65 TO 42.53 PERCENT CR2O3. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS. 0.61,CR/FE 2.07.


References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS,F.G.,CATER,F.W.,1950,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.1,CHAP.2,10

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 725,P.2-3

Reference (Deposit): SISKIYOU CO. 1946 P.103

Reference (Deposit): BULL 134 GEOL INVEST OF CHROMITE IN CAL. PTI,CHAP 2, DEPOSIT


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