Park's Ranch Mine

The Park's Ranch Mine is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,099 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Park's Ranch Mine  

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.69111, -121.56556

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Park's Ranch Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Park's Ranch Mine
Secondary: Lime Saddle
Secondary: Iron Point
Secondary: Curtis Mine


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Yankee Hill Area


Land Status

Land ownership: State Park
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: Clark, Riemers, Mc Nallen And Stevens
Years: 1942 -


Production

Year: 1918
Time Period: 1916-1918
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^42% Cr2o3
Year: 1942
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^37.98% Cr2o3


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 Trough
Physiographic Detail: Sierra Nevada Foothills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PODS, LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization Of Peridotite


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Chrysotile


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): EXPLORATION RECOMMENDED TO A GREATER DEPTH IN THE WINZE AND NEAR THE N SERPENTINE-SCHIST CONTACT

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS (1943) CONSISTED OF A LARGE OPEN CUT, AN 85 FT LONG ADIT, A 25 FT LONG WINZE, AND A SHAFT 40 FT DEEP.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT LOCATED IN AN ELONGATED PERIDOTITE MASS, 200-300 FT WIDE, WHICH IS IN VERTICAL CONTACT WITH AMPHIBOLITE SCHIST.


References

Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134, P. 282-283

Reference (Deposit): STINSON, 1975, MINERAL PROPERTY REPORTS, CDMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 20

Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, P. 282-283.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CDMG BULL 134, P. 283.


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