The Round Bottom Occurrence is a chromium mine located in Tehama county, California at an elevation of 3,369 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: 3,369 Feet (1,027 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 40.30583, -122.99306
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Round Bottom Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Round Bottom Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Tehama
District: Little Red Mountain Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Pierson, Dave And John
Years: 1943 -
Owner Name: Woodrum, Donald
Years: 1943 -
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: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE OCCURRENCE IS AT THE SOUTH END OF BEEGUM CREEK BODY, A LONG IRREGULARLY EXPOSED ULTRAMAFIC BELT THAT TRENDS NW FROM LITTLE RED MTN. INTO TRINITY COUNTY. AROUND LITTLE RED MTN., THE EXPOSED ULTRAMAFIC ROCK IS 3-4 KM WIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F. G. AND HAWKES, H. E., 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 159, 163
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