The Western Magnesite Co. Property is a chromium mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 3,041 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: 3,041 Feet (927 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 37.40639, -121.46167
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Western Magnesite Co. Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Magnesite Co. Property
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
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: W. Balkan
Years: 1918 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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 Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dunite Is Partly Serpentinized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINED 35% CR2O3
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): PROPERTY IS 35 MILES BY ROAD FROM LIVERMORE
Comment (Geology): PERIDOTITE MASS CONTAINING DUNITE LENSES, TRENDS NW ACROSS THE SUMMIT OF RED MOUNTAIN.
Comment (Deposit): APPROX. 20 TONS ORE MINED BUT PROD. UNKNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEO. V. 50, NO.2, APR. 1954, P.402
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