The North Elder Creek Chromite Deposits is a chromium mine located in Tehama county, California at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 40.0267, -122.65310
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North Elder Creek Chromite Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Elder Creek Chromite Deposits
Secondary: North Elder Creek Group
Secondary: Old Nobel Electric Steel Co.
Secondary: Noble Electric Steel
Secondary: Elder Creek Mines
Secondary: Hillside Chrome Mine
Secondary: Any Mine
Secondary: Tehama County Chrome Deposit
Secondary: Tehama Consolidated Chrome Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Tehama
District: North Elder Crk
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: Unknown
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Metro Metals Inc.(Last Operator
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: State Of California - School Section
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Year First Production: 1886
Discovery Year: 1880
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: Magnesite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Antigorite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Enstatite
Comments
Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES: NORTH ELDER CREEK GROUP, NOBLE ELECTRIC STEEL. NORTH DEPOSIT, ELDER CREEK MINES, HILLSIDE CHROME MINE, TEHAMA CONSOLIDATED CHROME MINE, MILL GULCH.
Comment (Ownership): OWNER: STATE OF CALIFORNIA - SCHOOL SECTION. LAST OPERATOR: METRO METALS INC.
References
Reference (Deposit): 134,CHAPTER 3, PP 133-191.
Reference (Deposit): RYEARSON, G.A., USGS BULLETIN 945-G, 1946
Reference (Deposit): AREA, TEHAMA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA. BUMINES MAS DEPOSIT
Reference (Deposit): REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W., CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL.
Reference (Deposit): WETZEL,N,1980 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH ELDER CREEK
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