The Little Red Mountain Group is a chromium mine located in Tehama county, California at an elevation of 3,340 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: 3,340 Feet (1,018 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 40.2267, -122.96360
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Little Red Mountain Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Red Mountain Group
Secondary: Sunshine Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Tehama
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WELLS,FG & HAWKES,HE 1965 CDMG BULL 134,PT 1 CH.3 P 168,160
Reference (Deposit): MATTHEWS,R 1958 UNPUBLISHED CDMG MINE VISIT RPRT-LITTLE RED
Reference (Deposit): MORSE,RR 1919 COOP WAR MINERALS INVEST TEHAMA CO NO 2,BEEGUM
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN JC 1946.MINES & MINING TEHAMA CO,42 RPRT COL DIV MINE
Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN JC 1954 CUL DIV MINES FILESRPRT-TEHAMA CO NO 31 UNPUB
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