Red Hill Claim

The Red Hill Claim is a chromium mine located in Sonoma county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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

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Site Name

Primary: Red Hill Claim

Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: California
County: Sonoma

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Truitt, E. A.
Home Office: Healdsburg, Ca.
Years: 1942 -

Owner Name: Elder, G. W.
Home Office: St. Helena, Ca.,
Years: 1918 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Physiographic Detail: Mayacmas Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSE

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Serpentine

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Production): APPROXIMATELY 150-200 TONS PRODUCED

Comment (Deposit): HIGH GRADE LENSES DISTRIBUTED OVER AN AREA 100 FT. LONG BY 6 FT. WIDE IN THE LARGE CUT. HIGH GRADE ORE WAS SOFT AND FRIABLE, LOW GRADE ORE SANDY.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED (1942) OF A CUT 150 FT. LONG, 10 FT. WIDE AND 8 FT. DEEP; A PARTLY CAVED 15 FT. DRIFT AT ONE END OF THE CUT, AND 2 SMALL PITS.

References

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. 27, 28, 36

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