The Veta Chica is a chromium mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.7208, -123.04470
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Veta Chica MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Veta Chica
Secondary: Jumbo
Secondary: Mil Diables
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Mc Guffy Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1939
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: Serpentine
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Comments
Comment (Geology): G-TWA, OTHER IS SERPENTINIZATION
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL 134, PT 1, CH 2, P 104
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