Lambert Mine

The Lambert Mine is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,499 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

Name: Lambert Mine  

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.7917, -121.61250

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Lambert Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lambert Mine
Secondary: Magalia Area


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Magalia 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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Helmke, Thomas And Janssen
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1960

Owner Name: George Lambert Jr And Lucille Gutman
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1960


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1884
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Southern Cascade Mountains


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 (Deposit): CAP EXP O: ACQ.DEV O: EQUIP 50M :WORK CAP 30M:LEAD TIME 6MO ORE SHIPPED FROM THIS MINE HAD VARYING CR/FE RATIOS OF 2.8 SMALL ASSAY LOTS HAD 40.61 TO 44.83 CR2O3 AND 9.35 TO 10.19 MILL CAP. COSTS-EQIP 768M WK CAP 117M 2 01.38,CR2O3 39.46,FEO 10.97,TOTAL FE 12.87,AL203 24.56,MGO CR/FE 2.70. DEPOSIT HAS BEEN MINED OUT. NO ACTIVITY AT MINE SINCE 1959. JOHN BURNETT CA DIV MINES AND GEOL. PERS COMM WITH USBM SEPT. 1984. POTENTIAL ONLY.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): OWNERS: GEORGE LAMBERT JR. & LUCILLE GUTMAN OTHER NAME: MAGALIA AREA. OPERATOR: HELMKE, THOMAS & JANSSEN CR TO FE RATIO: 2.70 DROPPED FROM EVALUATION DURING FY 1980


References

Reference (Deposit): DMEA RPT OF EXAMINATION-FIELD-TEAM DEC 9,1955 WARNER & STAGE

Reference (Deposit): CAL DV M&G BULL 134,PTIII,CHAPT.VSIERRA NEVADA


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