The Carla is a chromium mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.70694, -123.96000
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Carla MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carla
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Ruthenium
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smith River Area
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. Stevens, J. Wilson
Years: 1946 -
Production
Year: 1944
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^38-45% Cr2o3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1944
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IR=40, 48 PPB
Analytical Data: RH=3, 5 PPB. AVE CR2O3 IS 42%. CR:FE=2.2-2.8.
Analytical Data: RU=<100, 130 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=13, 1 PPB
Analytical Data: 2 PGE ANALYSES: PT=18, <10 PPB
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Comment (Location): IN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. UTM LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN ARE FOR PROSPECT SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET; UTM COORDINATES 4617500N, 420100E
References
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 48, NO. 4, P. 286.
Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W., JR., AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P. 67, PL. 1
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