The Empire Claim is a chromium mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 40.40472, -123.26389
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Empire Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empire Claim
Secondary: Twin Cedars
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Indian Valley 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: Taylor, L. G.
Home Office: Hayfork, Ca
Owner Name: Lough, E. A.
Home Office: Hayfork, Ca
Years: 1954 -
Owner Name: Rourke, John D. (Estate)
Home Office: Hayfork, Ca
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1955
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 DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ONE OF SEVERAL DIKE LIKE PORIDOTITE BODIES THAT ARE NW TRENDING ACROSS CENTRAL TO SW TRINITY CO.
Comment (Deposit): TOTAL RECORDED PRODUCTION 127 LT IN 1940-1955. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL TRENCHES (1943).
Comment (Development): HANA SORTING NEEDED TO PRODUCE GOOD GRADE CHROMITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, CDMG COUNTY REPORT NO. 4, P. 19, 59.
Reference (Production): CDMG COUNTY REPORT NO. 4, P. 19, 59.
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1941, CDMG 37TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V.37, P. 18.
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