The O'Connell Mine is a chromium mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 659 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 659 Feet (201 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 37.19694, -121.68806
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O'Connell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: O'Connell Mine
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: Lake Anderson Corp., 777 N. First St., San Jose, Ca.
Years: 1976 -
Owner Name: Palo Alto Mining Co.
Years: 1953 - 1955
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
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
Physiographic Detail: Diablo Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization Of Peridotites
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 44.67% CR2O3, 12.89% FE WITH CR/FE RATIO 2.37.
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Opal
Gangue: Uvarovite
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE IS APPROX. 2.8 MILES BY ROAD FROM U.S. 101
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A BULLDOZER PIT 200 FT LONG, 50 FT. WIDE AND 20-30 FT. DEEP. 2000 FT SOUTH OF THIS PIT; ARE A SERIES OF BENCH CUTS IN THE HILLSIDE. OVERALL DIMENSION OF THESE CUTS IS 150 FT. LONG, 100 FT. WIDE AND 100 FT OF ELEVATION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWEST AND HIGHEST BENCH.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A NARROW ELONGATE UTRAMAFIC BODY, THAT FORMS A LOW RIDGE TRENDING NW AND FORMING THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY. THE BODY IS FAULT BOUND TO THE WEST AND EAST.
Comment (Production): MILLING-GRADE ORE. RESERVES LIMITED TO SOME OUTCROPS NEAR WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): STINSON, M.C., 1976, CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED
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