Maxwell Claim

The Maxwell Claim is a chromium mine located in Calaveras county, California.

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

Name: Maxwell Claim

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 38.13889, -120.73444

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Maxwell Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Maxwell Claim


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras
District: Valley Springs Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): 33 TONS OF PRODUCTION

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 33 TONS OF CHROMITE CONTAINING 47% OF CHROMIC OXIDE WAS MINED FROM A SINGLE POD IN 1916. THERE IS SAID TO BE SOME LOW-GRADE ORE IN THE VICINITY.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 49 AND PL. 5; B. 76, P. 122

Reference (Deposit): SEE ADFILE WHICH REFERS TO CR IN 1


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