The Section 35 Mine is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 2,641 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: 2,641 Feet (805 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.8083, -121.49440
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Section 35 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Section 35 Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Butte
District: Pulga Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Southern Pacific Land Co.- Owned In 1949
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: W. H. King Operated Mine On Assignment From Stewart-1918
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Stewart Operated Mine In 1916-1917
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Years: 1916 - 1917
Owner Name: Mrs. Lillian Graham And J. R. King- Leasee In 1942-1943.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: F. H. Stewart And W. A. T. Agard-Leased Mine During 1916-19
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: 1916
Discovery Year: 1915
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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MINE CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT, A DRIFT,SHAFT OR UNDER ST E UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ARE FLOODED. 137 LONG TONS OF ORE WAS D IN 1917, AND 64 TONS IN 1918. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,G.A.,1953,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.5,P.274
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY,W.W. ET AL,1918,CAL.STATEBULL 76,PP.118-121
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