The Macchaus Mine is a chromium mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 3,921 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: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.45444, -120.87083
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Macchaus Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Macchaus Mine
Secondary: 3 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
District: Forest 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: Same As Owners
Owner Name: H. Macchaus, G. E. Redmayne, C. D. Mcgonigal, S. Finan Of Alleghany, Ca.
Years: 1918 -
Production
Year: 1918
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^46% Cr2o3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Year Last Production: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE 46% CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE LOCATED NORTH OF KANAKA CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURRED AS SMALL LENTICULAR MASSES WEIGHING 14-20 TONS EACH.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 12 SMALL OPEN CUTS.
References
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 260
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G. A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 259, 260, 316
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