The Christian Place is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.8125, -121.54280
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Christian Place MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christian Place
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Butte
District: Magalia District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Miller, R. E.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: R. E. Miller-Owner 1943
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Parkeson, R.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Glover, A. M.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1943
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALL THE ORE FOUND IN THE EARLY OPERATIONS OCCURRED AS IRREGULAR SES IN RED CLAY AND SOIL. THE REDCLAY WAS DERIVED FROM THE W NG OF SERPENTINE. ABOUT 10 LONG TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN MINED. POSIT YIELDED 31.4 LONG TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 52.97 PERCEN AND 12.17 PERCENT FE,WITH A RATIOOF CRTO FE=2.98 IT IS ASSUMED BY RYNEARSON THAT THE DEPOSIT WAS WORKED OUT INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,G.A.,1953,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP 5,P.273
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