The Calf Lakes is a chromium mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 7,198 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: 7,198 Feet (2,194 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.5619, -123.09920
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Calf Lakes MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Calf Lakes
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SUMMARY GEOLOGY-CHROMITE VEINS ANS SCHLIEREN IN DUNITE AND SERPENTINITE IN THREE ZONES. ZONE A- A 4 INCH (10 CENTIMETER) WIDE, 50 FOOT (15 METER) LONG CHROMITE VEIN ORIENTED EAST-WEST, 80 DEGREES SOUTHWEST FOUND IN 4 FOOT (1 METER) WIDE DUNITE BAND. ZONE B-DISSEMINATED STRINGERS OF CHROMITE 1 FOOT (0.3 METER) WIDE CROP OUT OVER A LENTGH OF 25 FEET (8 METERS) WIDE ORIENTED NORTH 40 DEGREES EAST CROP OUT OVER 35 FEET (11 METERS) LENTGH IN SERPENTINITE. PRODUCTION, WORKINGS-NONE SAMPE DATA-RESOURCE ESTIMATED-PODS AND STRINGERS OF CHROMITE ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN LESS THAN 2 TONS (1.8 TONS)(WELLS,1950) SEVENTY FIVE CODE SAMPLES CONTAINED CHROMITE, BUT ONLY 12 ASSAYED OVER 1 PERCENT CR2O3 AND ONLY TWO CHIP SAMPLES CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 10 PERCENT CR2O3
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL 134, PT I, CH 2, P 113-4
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