Mccurdy

The Mccurdy is a chromium mine located in El Dorado county, California.

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: Mccurdy

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 38.81722, -120.88139

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Mccurdy MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mccurdy


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Rolland Armstrong


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): OPERATED BY G. O. FISHER DURING WWI BUT NO ORE MINED SINCE ALTHOUGH TRAILS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED TO SOME OF THE WORKINGS AND SOME EXPLORATION HAS BEEN DONE. ABOUT 200 TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 31 TO 36 PERCENT CR2O3 PRODUCED DURING PERIOD OF ACTIVE OPERATION.

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, SHAFT 45 FT. DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 471

Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP. 4, PP. 155-6 AND PL. 8


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