Gaver Prospect

The Gaver Prospect is a chromium mine located in Sonoma county, California.

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

Name: Gaver Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Sonoma

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 38.42306, -122.95194

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Gaver Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gaver Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Sonoma


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Gaver, A. P.


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: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSE, POD


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): CALDWELL (1918) SAW APPROXIMATELY 0.5 TON OF ORE IN PLACE

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED SEVERAL PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALDWELL, F. B., 1918, REPORTS ON CHROME LOCALITIES IN CALIF., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): DOW, D. H. AND THAYER, T. P., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134 PART 2, CHAPT. 1 P 26, 36.


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