The Walker Mine is a chromium mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 38.0247, -120.64060
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Walker Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Walker Mine
Secondary: Chaparral
Secondary: Brushy Hill
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
District: Black Creek Area
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: Unknown
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE RECORDED PRODUCTION FOR THIS MINE IS 71 LONG TONS OF CHROMITE. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER F.W.JR, 1948, CDM AND G BULL 134, PT 3, CHAP 2, P47
Reference (Deposit): AND PLATE 5.
Reference (Deposit): BRADELY, W., ET AL, 1918, CAL STATE MINING BULL 76, P123.
Reference (Deposit): CALAVERAS COUNTY REPORT NO.2, P22, 130 AND PL D.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ-222.
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