The Look-Out Chrome Claim is a mine located in Santa Barbara county, California at an elevation of 3,120 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: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.7458, -119.95360
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Look-Out Chrome Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Look-Out Chrome Claim
Secondary: Roberts Claims
Secondary: Roberts Claim
Secondary: Pine Chrome Claim
Secondary: Fir Chrome Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Santa Barbara
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: Nelson Taylor
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: H. L. Roberts
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
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): FOURTEEN SHALLOW CUTS HAVE BEEN DUG ON THESE CLAIMS AT PLAC E FLOAT WAS FOUND. ONLY CHROMITE SEEN IN PLACE OCCURRED AS S NCHES IN A SHEAR ZONE IN SERPENTINE.IN 1942 35 TONS OF MASSI T ORE WAS SHIPPED.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 134, 1953, PART II, CHAPT. 2,
Reference (Deposit): P. 71.
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