Platner Prospect

The Platner Prospect is a chromium mine located in Stanislaus 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: Platner Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Stanislaus

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 37.41333, -121.41000

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Platner Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Platner Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Stanislaus
District: Des Puerto 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: Platner, J. H.
Years: 1918 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization Of Ultramafic Rocks


Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): LESS THAN 150 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED


References

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS A.B., 1953, GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF. : CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART II, CHAPT. 2, P. 74, 88


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