The Lucky Strike Mine is a chromium mine located in Lake county, California.
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Mine Info
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Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. B. Shepherd
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 25 TO 30 PITS AND OPEN CUTS AND A FEW SHORT DRIFTS.
Comment (Production): MOST PRODUCTIVE CHROMITE MINE IN LAKE COUNTY, AND IS CREDITED WITH SHIPMENTS OF BETWEEN 1350 AND 2000 TONS. NO SHIPMENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 1918. ALL OF THE ORE SHIPPED CONTAINED 43% OR MORE CR2O3 AND 90% OF IT IS SAID TO HAVE EXCEEDED 48% CR2O3.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 134, PT.II, CH. 1, P. 15-16
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