The Fields is a chromium mine located in Amador county, California.
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Mine Info
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Fields MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fields
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Amador
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: Fredricks, Adrian
Years: 1953 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
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): ALBERT FIELDS LOCATED AND OPERATED THE MINE DURING WWI. IT HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1918. PRODUCTION IS UNKNOWN BUT MAY HAVE BEEN AS MUCH AS 50 TONS. ONE TON OF ORE REMAINS ON THE DUMP
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT NOW OPEN ONLY TO A DEPTH OF 15 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP. 2, P.52
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50. NO. 1, JAN. 1950, P. 234
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