The Bowie Estate is a chromium mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,181 feet.
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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: 1,181 Feet (360 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 37.94889, -120.55333
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Bowie Estate MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bowie Estate
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
District: French Creek Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. 34 - 42 % CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SHAFTS, SMALL PITS, & OPEN CUTS
Comment (Production): TOTAL PROBABLY NOT LESS THAN 400 LONG TONS; RESERVES SMALL
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCATTERED DEPOSITS, MOSTLY IRREGULAR LENSES OF CHROMITE, SOME IN GRAY DUNITE, SOME IN LEACHED SERPENTINE, RANGING FROM LOW TO HIGH-GRADE ORE. SMALL AMOUNTS OF TALC, MAGNESITE AND MALACHITE PRESENT IN SEVERAL OF THE DEPOSITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B.134 PT.III, CH. 2, P. 44-45 AND PL. 5; B. 145, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 21, 128, AND PL. D
Reference (Deposit): STINSON, M. C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED
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