The Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise is a chromium mine located in Mendocino 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
Name: Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise
State: California
County: Mendocino
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Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Mendocino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): MORE THAN 100 CLAIMS FILED IN 1918; 914 TONS SHIPPED TO 1929. NO SHIPMENTS MADE IN RECENT YEARS.
Comment (Deposit): IDLE. THE ORE CAME FROM 10 OR MORE LENSES; THE LARGEST DEPOSIT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE YIELDED ABOUT 100 TONS. SOME STREAKS AND NODULES OF CHROMITE STILL SHOW IN THE SERPENTINE ON THE MARIE, MITTY, LAST CHANCE AND SURPRISE CLAIMS. UNION CARBIDE EXPLORED IN SEC. 18 FOR NICKEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES & GEOLOGY V. 49, NO. 4 OCT., 1953, PP. 356, 357, 377
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