The Gillis is a chromium mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 3,839 feet.
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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: 3,839 Feet (1,170 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.37306, -120.80861
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Gillis MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gillis
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Washington Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gillis, C. A.
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 (Workings): OPEN CUT.
Comment (Production): GILLIS LOCATED CLAIM DURING WWI AND MINED 22 LONG TONS OF ORE BUT DID NOT SHIP THE ORE; ANOTHER PERSON, BELIEVED TO BE SAM SCHWARTZ, REMOVED THE ORE AFTER THE ARMISTICE. A SAMPLE TAKEN BY GILLIS WAS SAID TO CONTAIN 62 PERCENT CR2O3, THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE RECORDED FOR ANY OF THE CHROMITE FOUND IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA REGION, IF NOT IN THE STATE. SHOWS LITTLE PROMISE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, PP. 236, PL. 13
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 16
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