The Mary Lou Claim is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,681 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: 3,681 Feet (1,122 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.7119, -123.04640
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Mary Lou Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary Lou Claim
Secondary: Octopus Claim
Secondary: Chromite
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Mc Guffy Creek
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: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Margaret Folden
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Folden, Luis
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: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
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: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GRADE OF CONCENTRATES AVERAGED 49.86 PERCENT CR2O3,14.43 PER ,WITH A 2.36 TO 1 CR/FE RATIO. RESERVES PROBABLY LOW(80 LONG TONS) OR NONEXISTANT. ANALYSIS BY CDMG IN 1976 GAVE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES-BANDED O 1.00,CR2O3 55.54,FEO 12.44,TOTAL FE 15.44,AL203 13.23,MGO 12 FE 3.17.ORBICULAR ORE=S102 8.10,CR2O3 43.85,FEO 18.04,TOTAL 8,AL203 9.45,MGO 15.75,CR/FE 1.88
References
Reference (Deposit): USG.S.BULL 948-B STRATEGIC MINERAL INVESTIGATION PP.55-62,19
Reference (Deposit): 1940 RYNEARSON
Reference (Deposit): S. USGS BULL 922-J,CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE SEIAD QUAD. CAL
Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134,GEOL INVEST OF CHROMITE IN CAC PP.93,WELLS,195
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