The Shotgun Creek Mine is a chromium mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,122 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: 1,122 Feet (342 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.06, -122.39056
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Shotgun Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shotgun Creek Mine
Secondary: Gill
Secondary: Primm and Dougherty Group Noble Electric Steel Company Property.
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shotgun Creek 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
Owner Name: O'Malley, John A. And Ann C.
Home Office: 814 S. Leland St., San Pedro, Ca. 90731
Years: 1975 -
Production
Year: 1900
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^43.9% Cr2o3, 12.4% Fe, Cr To Fe Ratio 2.3 To 1
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1895
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MINE IS LOCATED NEAR EASTERN EDGE OF A LARGE TABULAR SHAPED BODY OF PERIDOTITE WITH AN ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE THAT OCCURRES IN THE NW CORNER OF THE COUNTY.
Comment (Location): WORKINGS LOCATED ON THE POINT OF LAND BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK OF SHOTGUN CREEK.
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSISTED OF 4 SMALL OPEN CUTS AND A SHORT ADIT. (1975)
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
References
Reference (Deposit): STINSON, M. C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT UNPUBLISHED.
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134 PART 1, CHAPT 3, P. 157.
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F. G. AND HAWKES, H. E., 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 3, P 156-157.
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