The Round Bottom Mine is a chromium mine located in Shasta county, California.
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Mine Info
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Round Bottom Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Round Bottom Mine
Secondary: Beegum Chrome Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wittington, C. A.
Home Office: Platina, Ca.
Years: 1945 -
Owner Name: Pierson, Leland
Home Office: Red Bluff, Ca.
Owner Name: Pierson, Dave
Home Office: Igo, Ca
Production
Year: 1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^49% Cr2o3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1945
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: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. 49% CR2O3 IN 1941
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): AN UNKNOWN AMT. OF ORE SHIPPED 1944-1945.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSTRUCTED IN 1941-1945.
References
Reference (Production): CDMG COUNTY REPORT NO. 6, P. 28, 104
Reference (Deposit): LYDON, P. A. AND O'BRIEN, J. C., 1974, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF.: CDMG COUNTY REPORT 6, P. 28, 104
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