The Horseshoe 0061090034 is a chromium mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,148 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
Elevation: 1,148 Feet (350 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 37.9, -120.50000
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Horseshoe 0061090034 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horseshoe 0061090034
Secondary: Last Chance 0061090035
Secondary: May Faction 0061090036
Secondary: Grassely Claims
Secondary: Morning Glory 0061090037
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Peoria Flat
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Grassley, Eugene
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 41,
Reference (Deposit): P. 55, PLATES 2 AND 4.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 3,
Reference (Deposit): CHAPTER 1, P. 26-29, PLATE 1.
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