The Mescal Mine is a chromium mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 1,650 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: 1,650 Feet (503 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 35.37278, -120.71028
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Mescal Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mescal Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
District: Cerro Alto-Cuesta Pass 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: OTHER STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Country Rock; Serpentinized Dunite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS AS MUCH AS 30% CR203
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS FROM 6IN. TO 2FT. WIDE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN CUT AND A TUNNEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, J.E., 1941, GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF CALIF.: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 37, P. 162.
Reference (Deposit): WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953 GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART II, CHAPT. 2., P. 83.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH , C.T. AND GRIGGS A.B., 1944, CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO, SAN LUIS OBISPO CO., CALIF.: USGS BULLETIN 945-B, P. 36.
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