The Pillikin Mine Area 5 is a chromium mine located in El Dorado county, California.
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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
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Pillikin Mine Area 5 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pillikin Mine Area 5
Secondary: Placer Chrome Co. Workings
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Flagstaff Hill Area
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
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization, Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF GLORY HOLES, SHAFTS AND PITS SCATTERED FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 1000 FT ALONG FLANKS AND CREST OF NORTH-TRENDING RIDGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134, P. 142
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 922-0, P. 452-453
Reference (Reserve-Resource): USGS BULL 922-0, P. 453
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