Liberty Mine Mcfall

The Liberty Mine Mcfall is a chromium mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 991 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

Name: Liberty Mine Mcfall  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 991 Feet (302 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 37.95611, -120.55306

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Liberty Mine Mcfall MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Liberty Mine Mcfall


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras
District: French Creek Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: 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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): DURING WW I THRU 1918 SHIPPED 282 LONG TONS CONTAINING 47% CHROMIC OXIDE; IDLE SINCE THEN; RESERVES, IF ANY, PROBABLY SMALL

Comment (Workings): VISIBLE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A PIT 15-20'DEEP, 25'LONG, & 4-10' WIDE;INCLINED SHAFT 40' DEEP.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF SMALL PODS OF MASSIVE AND NEARLY MASSIVE CHROMITE STRIKING NW AND DIPPING NE. THE ENCLOSING SERPENTINE IS HIGHLY SHEARED AND CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF SLIP-FIBER ASBESTOS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B.145, PL.2

Reference (Deposit): CALIF.COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 129 AND PL. D; MAP GP-561

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 41 AND PL. 5; CALIF. B.76, P.112


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