The Mccarty Mine is a mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.8564, -120.94220
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Mccarty Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mccarty Mine
Secondary: Jitney Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
District: Feather River 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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Union Chrome Co.-Leased Property From Mccarty 1917-1918
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Maxwell, George
Home Office: Mc Carty, California
Info Year: 1976
Years: 1943 -
Owner Name: Frank Maurezz10-Located The Grounds As Mccarty In 1942
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Thomas Mccarty Located Jitney No. S1 And 2 During W. W.1
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: 1918
Discovery Year: 1917
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: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONE PREVIOUS REPT STATED THAT THE ORE OCCURRED IN LIMESTONE, B RDING TO RYNEARSON THE LIMESTONE IS AN INCLUSION OR OUTLIER. RY GRAY MARBLE OCCURRING IN PERIDOTITE. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,G.A,1953,CDM AND G BULL134,PT.3,CHAP.5,P.296-297
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY,W.W.ET AL,1918,CAL STATE MINING BUR BULL 76,P.165
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYE,E.1918 MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES OF PLUMAS COUNTY;MI
Reference (Deposit): R REPT.,BIENNIAL PERIOD 1917-1918
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