The Central Claims, Seeley Group is a chromium mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 2,280 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: 2,280 Feet (695 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 35.36806, -120.66389
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Central Claims, Seeley Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Central Claims, Seeley Group
Secondary: Claims: Climax
Secondary: Liberty
Secondary: Trout Creek Nos.1 and 2
Secondary: New Discovery
Secondary: Spring Creek No. 1
Secondary: Lucky Jack
Secondary: Lucky Jake
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
District: Cerroalto-Cuesta Pass Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: C. L. Seeley And Geo. Miller
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Physiographic Detail: Santa Lucia Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization Of Host Rock
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGHEST GRADE 10% CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIMS LOCATED NEAR THE COMMON CORNER OF THE ABOVE FOUR SECTIONS. THEY EXTEND WESTWARD FROM TASSAJARA CREEK OVER THE CREST OF THE RIDGE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL PITS AND FUNNELS, SOME OF WHICH WERE BUILT IN THE LATE 1800'S.
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE TWO PRODUCTIVE ZONES: THE WESTERN AND THE EASTERN ORE BODY. THE WESTERN BODY TRENDS N60W, IS UP TO 50 FT WIDE, 20 FT DEEP AND 300-400 FT LONG. THE EASTERN BODY TRENDS N65W, DIPS 40 SW, IS AT LEAST 200 FT LONG AND UP TO 10 FT WIDE.
Comment (Geology): CHROMITE OCCURS IN NUMEROUS SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC BODIES THAT ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN A NW TRENDING BELT OF THE FRANCISCAN FM.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, C.T. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1944, USGS BULL 945-B, P. 42, 43
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