The Washout Claim is a mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 3,271 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
Elevation: 3,271 Feet (997 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.0353, -120.78440
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Washout Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Washout Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Forest Hill Divide Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: G. S. Ford, J. S. Lower, B. Myers (Last Owner-Operators)
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: 1941
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): APPROX 467 TONS WERE SHIPPED BETWEEN 1940 AND 1944,ORE AVERA 3% CR2O3,CR/FE=2.51.GOOD LUMP ORE RAN 52% CR2O3,CR/FE GREATER MINE NOT FOUND DURING FIELD VISIT-APPROX LOCATION. NO RESER MATE INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL,CV.1941 UNPUBL CAL ST MINING BUR FIELD REPT,PLACER C
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,GA 1953 CAL DIV MINES BULL 134,PT 3,CH 5 PP 227-22
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