The S & W Mine is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,816 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,816 Feet (1,163 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.6369, -122.72640
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S & W Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: S & W Mine
Secondary: Lutrell Mine
Secondary: La Tourell Mine
Secondary: Littrell Mine
Secondary: Moffett Creek Northern Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Fort Jones-Moffet
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: Other
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack Hottendorf (Last Operator)
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1914
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: Uvarovite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Comments
Comment (Deposit): S&W MINE PRODUCED 120 LONG TONS LUMP ORE CONCENTRATES 1955- SIBLY PRODUCED ADDITIONAL 205 TONS 1953-4. ENTIRE MOFFETT CREEK GROUP ING PEG LEG MINE) HAS PRODUCED 750 TONS. S&W ORE RUNS APPROX CENT CR208, 114 PERCENT FE,CR/FE=3.1. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR CALCULATIONS. ANALYSIS BY CDMG IN 1976 GAVE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES-DISSEMIN E,UPPER WORKINGS=S102 03.60,CR2O352.62,FEO 10.87,TOTAL FE 15 03 11.81,MGO 15.75 CR/FE 3.00,DISSEMINATED ORE,LOWER WORKING 4.50,CR2O3 48.23,FEO 13.93,TOTAL FE 15.44,AL203 12.76,MGO 14 FE 2.75.
References
Reference (Deposit): ALLEN,JE;1941 37 REPORT ST.MINERALOGIST P.126-128,154
Reference (Deposit): WELLS,FG & CATER,FW,1950 CAC DIVMINES BULL 134,PT2, CHAP2,P
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