The Merrifield Property is a chromium mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.25972, -121.05111
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Merrifield Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Merrifield Property
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City - Grass Valley Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Nevada Co. Chrome Co.
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): NEVADA CHROME MINED A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF THE DISSEEMINATED ORE IN 1918, AND SHIPPED TO MILL FOR CONCENTRATION. PROBABLY NOT MORE THAN 25 LONG TONS OF CONCENTRATE, CONTAINING ABOUT 36 PERCENT CR2O3 WAS MADE FROM THE ORE IN THIS DEPOSIT; THE EXACT AMOUNT WAS NOT KNOWN AS THE MILL DID NOT MAKE SEPARATE REPORTS.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 30 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Deposit): THE ORE BODY WAS REPORTED TO BE AT LEAST 6 FT. WIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT, AND MAY HAVE BEEN WIDER. THE DISSEMINATED ORE CONTAINED ABOUT 10 PERCENT CR2O3; THE SMALL "BUNCHES" 36 PERCENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, P. 242, PL. 13
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