The Perconi Ranch Deposits is a chromium mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 200 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: 200 Feet (61 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 37.87917, -120.46444
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Perconi Ranch Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Perconi Ranch Deposits
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Chinese Camp 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: Perconi
Owner Name: O. Malone And G. H. Rowe (Wwi)
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: POD
Form: POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 32 % CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Development): ORE WAS MINED BUT NOT SHIPPED.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS AND CUTS 1918.
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WESTERNMOST OF TWO SERPENTINE BELTS THAT TREND NW-SE ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE BELT IS EXPOSED OVER AN AREA 30KM BY 6KM.
Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SAN JOSE 1:250000
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W.JR., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT.1,P.19,20
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