Zenith Mine

The Zenith Mine is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 3,166 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Zenith Mine
Secondary: Zenith Chrome Mining Company Mine
Secondary: P.U.P.Mine
Secondary: Strouse Deposit

Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Forbestown

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Private Lease

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Government
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: G. W. And C. H. Peterson And G. W. Usher, Last Operators,1942-43
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1915
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

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Talc

Comments

Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED IN 1915-18 RAN 35-37 PERCENT CR2O3 INTENSE LOGGING HAS LEFT NO TRACEOF THE MING WORKINGS INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.

References

Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL.134,PT.3 CH.5,1953,P.285

Reference (Deposit): ON NORTH FORK FEATHER RIVER IN SECTION 35

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