The Picayune Lake Group is a chromium mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.13222, -122.41611
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Picayune Lake Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Picayune Lake Group
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
District: Mumbo Basin 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A LARGE PERIDOTITE BODY THAT COVERS APPROX. 300 SQ. MILES OF NE TRINITY CO.
Comment (Commodity): HIGH GRADE CHROMITE
References
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, CDMG COUNTY REPORT NO. 4, P. 58.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G. AND HAWKES, H.E, 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 171, 173, 175
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