The Gordon Springs Deposits is a chromium mine located in Lake county, California.
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Mine Info
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Gordon Springs Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gordon Springs Deposits
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Laura Miles And Irene Anderson
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
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 (Deposit): A FEW BLOCKS OF CHROMITE OCCUR AT ONE PLACE, AND AT THE OTHER ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF ORE IN CHUNKS UP TO 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS SCATTERED OVER A FEW SQUARE YARDS. ORE ASSAYED ONLY 37.8% CR2O3. BELIEVED THAT THE FLOAT MUST INDICATE A SMALL ORE BODY IN PLACE AND SURFACE TRENCHING WAS RECOMMENDED.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 134, PT. II, CH. 1, P. 12
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