The Rolpholm Ranch Prospect, Moulton Prospects is a chromium mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,080 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: 2,080 Feet (634 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.12722, -120.97611
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Rolpholm Ranch Prospect, Moulton Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rolpholm Ranch Prospect, Moulton Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Chicago Park Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. Rolph
Years: 1942 -
Owner Name: Mc Clellan, H. E.
Years: 1943 -
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREG
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL PITS, ONE OF WHICH WAS 7 FT DEEP. (1942)
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G. A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 247
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