Park's Ranch Mine

The Park's Ranch Mine is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California.

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: Park's Ranch Mine  

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.69222, -121.56694

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Park's Ranch Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Park's Ranch Mine


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Butte


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Frank H. Park


Production

Not available


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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION OF THE MINE HAS BEEN 520 LONG TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 37.98 PERCENT CR2O3 AND CONTAINED 9.93 PERCENT FE. 6.89 PERCENT SIO2 AND HAD A CR TO FE RATIO OF 2.61

Comment (Workings): TRENCH AND EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 134, III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 283

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY , NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 20


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