Kahl Ranch

The Kahl Ranch is a chromium and copper mine located in Tuolumne county, California.

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

Name: Kahl Ranch  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.96167, -120.47750

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Kahl Ranch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kahl Ranch


Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Primary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN MATTER HAS APPEARANCE OF A CHLORITIC SCHIST.

Comment (Workings): SLIGHTLY PROSPECTED

Comment (Deposit): SOME CHROME ORE SHIPPED. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1928 , SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION; 24TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 7

Reference (Deposit): AUBURY, L. E., 1908 , COPPER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 50 ; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 248

Reference (Deposit): ERIC, J. H., 1948 , COPPER OF CALIFORNIA BULL. 144 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 355


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