The California Mine is a beryllium mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado at an elevation of 12,500 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
Elevation: 12,500 Feet (3,810 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium
Lat, Long: 38.65, -106.26667
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California Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California Mine
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. Furman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Molybdite
Comments
Comment (Workings): STOCK IS MT. POMERAY STOCK
References
Reference (Deposit): ADAMS, J., 1953, BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MT. ANTERO REGION, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLO.: USGS BULL. 982-D
Reference (Deposit): DINGS & ROBINSON, 1957, GEOL. & ORE DEPOSITS-GARFIELD QUAD, COLO.
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