The California is a beryllium and molybdenum mine located in Chaffee county, Colorado.
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:
Commodity: Beryllium, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 38.64361, -106.26917
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California MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: California
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION.
Comment (Production): SMALL LOTS OF HAND COBBED ORE TESTED IN 1917. NO SUBSEQUENT PROD. REPORTED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN CONTAINING QTZ, BERYL, PYRITE, MOLYBDENITE, FERRIMOLYBDITE,MICA, TOURMALINE, FLUORITE, RUTILE, BRANNERITE. ATTITUDE N55-75E, 80 NW TO VERTICAL
References
Reference (Deposit): DEL RIO, 1961, COLO. MINERAL RES. BOARD
Reference (Deposit): ADAMS, 1953, USGS BULL. 982-D
Reference (Deposit): LANDES, 1934, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 29, NO.7
Reference (Deposit): 3A) USBM MIN. EXAM. FILE
Reference (Deposit): 3B) WORCHESTER, 1919, COLO. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 149
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 1,64
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