The County Line Claim is a chromium mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.02528, -122.52556
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County Line Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: County Line Claim
Secondary: Wildcat Creek Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shotgun Creek Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Grafton, A. D.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Uvarovite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED JUST BELOW RIDGE CREST, ABOUT 1 MILE BEYOND END OF ROAD THAT GOES ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO MTNS. NORTHWARD FROM THE COUNTY ROAD
Comment (Geology): CHROMITE IS FOUND IN A LARGE TABULAR SHAPED BODY OF PERIDOTITE WITH AN ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE THAT OCCURRES IN THE NW CORNER OF THE COUNTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G. AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1 CHAPT. 3, P. 142-145, 158
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