The Waddell Mine is a chromium mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 919 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: 919 Feet (280 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 36.26833, -119.07694
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Waddell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Waddell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Tulare
District: Yokohl Valley Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gill, Frederick
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Year Last Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Physiographic Detail: Sierra Nevada Foothills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN A NW TRENDING, IRREGULARLY EXPOSED BELT OF HIGHLY SHEARED SERPENTINE WHICH IS 5-6 KM WIDE AND APPROX. 40 KM LONG. THE BELT IS BORDERED BY PRE-CRET. METAVOLC. AND META SED. ROCKS, PLEIST. ALLUVIUM AND MESO. GRANODIORITE INTRUSIVES.
Comment (Development): DEPOSITS WORKED OUT
Comment (Deposit): BOTH DEPOSITS CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF NARROW LENSES OF ORE STRIKING NE.
References
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 3, P. 97
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G.A., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT.3, P. 97
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