The Swayne Mine is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.77694, -121.41361
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Swayne Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swayne Mine
Secondary: Big Pine Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Butte
District: Big Bar Mountain 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
Ownership
Owner Name: Logan, L. D.
Years: 1918 -
Owner Name: U.S. Government
Owner Name: Wakeham, A. L.
Years: 1918 -
Owner Name: Brune, A. E.
Years: 1918 -
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: PLANAR-BANDED LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 30-34% CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE CONTAINED 30-34% CR2O3
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT WITH THE ABOVE DIMENSIONS (1918)
References
Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134, P. 276-277.
Reference (Deposit): STINSON, 1975, MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, CDMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 21
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