The Hoff Mine is a mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 8,609 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: 8,609 Feet (2,624 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.5228, -120.92140
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Hoff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoff Mine
Secondary: Trio Chrome Company Lease
Secondary: Trio Chrome Company Leases
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Latrobe District
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: Robert Haddock And R. H. Chaix
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Trio Chrome Co.-Lease From Haddock And Chaix
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Penninite
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Production): ACCORDING TO TALIAFERRO AND BRADLEY,ABOUT 200 LONG TONS WERE PRODUCED DURING W.W.1,BUT FEDERAL RECORDS LIST ONLY 107 LONG TONS. THE AVERAGE MINEABLE GRADE OF CHROMITE IS 28 TO 33 PERCENT. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): P.120-121,1951
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY,W.W. ET AL,1918 CAL. STATE MINING BUR BULL 76,P.135-
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NO.15.96
Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W. ET AL,CAL.DIV MINES CHROMITE INVEST,BULL 134,PT.3
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