The Pillikin Mine Area 8 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 8 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pillikin Mine Area 8
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Flagstaff Hill Area
Land Status
Not available
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, LAYERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization, Silicification, Alteration To Talc
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE HIGH-GRADE - 40% CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON ZANTGRAF GOLD MINE PROPERTY.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SIX PITS AND SHORT ADITS, WHICH COLLAPSED IN 1951.
Comment (Geology): ORE BEARING LAYERS UP TO 24 IN THICK IN PLACES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134, P. 143
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 922-0, P. 455
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