The Swayne Mine is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 4,042 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: 4,042 Feet (1,232 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.7769, -121.41360
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Swayne Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swayne Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Butte
District: Big Bar Mountain
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. Forest Service
Percent: 100.0
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: 1917
Discovery Year: 1916
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
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE COULD NOT BE FOUND IN THE DENSE FOREST. INSUFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134,PT.3,CH.5,BIG BAR MTN. AREA,1953,PP.277-278.
Reference (Deposit): CAL. STATE MINING BUR BULL 76,PP.101-228,1918.
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