The Red Hill is a mine located in Sonoma county, California at an elevation of 2,359 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: 2,359 Feet (719 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.7978, -122.85390
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Red Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Hill
Secondary: Culver Bear
Secondary: Juniper Ridge
Secondary: Key
Secondary: Lock
Secondary: Lock and Key
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Sonoma
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. A. Truit
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: 1892
Discovery Year: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
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
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DOW, D.H. AND THAYER, T.P., 1946, CDM AND G BULL PT 2, CH 2,
Reference (Deposit): P 27-28.
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERAL PROPERTY FILE #15.266.
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