The Mccurdy Mine is a mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 1,798 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: 1,798 Feet (548 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.8222, -120.88940
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Mccurdy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mccurdy Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Gardn Vlly Area
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. O. Fisher-Operator Property During W. W. I
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Rolland Armstrong
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Talc
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Production): ACCORDING TO TALIAFERRO,ABOUT 100 LONG TONS OF ORE SHIPPED BY 1918. THE AVERAGE MINEABLE GRADEOF CHROMITE IS 33.5 PERCENT ADDITIONAL 100 TONS OF ORE WAS SORTED & PILED,AND WAS PRESUM E SHIPPED OUT.TOTAL PRODUCTION PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LONG TONS,BUT NO ACCURATE RECORD OF PRODUCTION EXISTS.RESERV SMALL. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W. ET AL,1951,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.4,P.155-1
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL 134 PT 3 CH 4 P 155-6 PL 8
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