The Stanislaus River Chrome Mine is a chromium mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 600 feet.
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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: 600 Feet (183 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 37.93083, -120.52528
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Stanislaus River Chrome Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stanislaus River Chrome Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Bean Gulch - French Creek Area Of Calaveras Co.
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: Laughlin, William
Owner Name: P. Mertz, S. Rosenthal, H. Kiaupat ( Ww I)
Production
Year: 1918
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^45% Cr2o3
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Host Rock Is Highly Sheared.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. 45 % CR2O3
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WESTERNMOST OF TWO SERPENTINE BELTS THAT TREND NW ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE BELT IS EXPOSED OVER AN AREA 30 KM BY 6 KM.
Comment (Location): MINE APPROX. 100 FT ABOVE THE STANISLAUS RIVER.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SAN JOSE 1:250000
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: WW I
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTED OF ONE LARGE AND SEVERAL SMALL LENSES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A 60 FT LONG OPEN CUT AND A TUNNEL 40 FT LONG.
References
Reference (Production): CATER, 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 1, P. 30
Reference (Deposit): CATER; F.W.JR., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT.1, P. 30,31
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