The Big Bear Occurrence is a chromium mine located in Tehama county, California at an elevation of 1,900 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: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 40.0225, -122.65194
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Big Bear Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Bear Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Tehama
District: Elder Creek Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Liston Ehorn
Years: 1946 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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: Partial To Complete Serpentinization Of Host Rocks
Rocks
Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE OCCURRENCE IS LOCATED NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE ELDER CREEK MASS, A LONG FAULT BOUNDED N-S TRENDING ULTRAMAFIC BODY THAT IS EXPOSED OVER AN AREA APPROX. 120 KM BY 4 KM.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S
References
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 159-162
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G. AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 159-162
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