The Suzy Bell Lucky Strike Mine is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California.
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Mine Info
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Suzy Bell Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Suzy Bell Lucky Strike Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Butte County Pine And Hardwood Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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): TOOK ABOUT 250 OR 300 LONG TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 36 TO 40 PERCENT. CR2O3 FROM THIS DEPOSIT.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL TRENCHES
Comment (Deposit): CHROMITE MINED IN 1942 CONTAINED 35.09% CR2O3 AND 11.80% FE WITH A CR:FE OF 2.03:1.
References
Reference (Deposit): SO. PAC. CO. MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF. V. 2, P. 18
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 134, III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 284 AND PL. 13
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