Shotgun Creek Mine

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

Name: Shotgun Creek Mine  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

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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