The Samuel Springs Claims is a chromium mine located in Napa county, California.
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Mine Info
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Samuel Springs Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Samuel Springs Claims
Secondary: Claims: Eagle
Secondary: Hampton
Secondary: Lizzie P.
Secondary: Lost Horse
Secondary: Viola
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Napa
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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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
Physiographic Detail: Cedar Roughs
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES WHICH DID NOT REACH BEDROCK WERE DUG ON THE EAGLE, HAMPTON, AND LOST HORSE CLAIMS. A QUARTER TO HALF A TON OF FLOAT WAS COLLECTED ON THE VIOLA CLAIM. PATCHES OF FLOAT ON THE LIZZIE P. CLAIM APPARENTLY WERE LEFT UNTOUCHED.
Comment (Location): EAGLE (NW1/4), HAMPTON (NW1/4, NW1/4), LIZZIE P. (SE1/4, SE1/4), LOST HORSE (SW1/4, SW1/4), VIOLA (SW1/4, NE1/4). LOCATED ON RIDGE BETWEEN POPE VALLEY AND TROUT CREEK.
Comment (Production): NO ORE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN SHIPPED.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOW, D.H. AND THAYER, T.P., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 2, CHAPT.1, P. 24, 25
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