High Point Mine

The High Point Mine is a chromium mine located in Glenn 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: High Point Mine  

State:  California

County:  Glenn

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.72583, -122.57944

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High Point Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: High Point Mine


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Glenn
District: Newville


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Millsaps


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE BODY STRIKES N AND DIPS 60 DEG. W. AVERAGED LESS THAN 40% CR2O3. POSSIBLY 1500 TONS OF ORE.

Comment (Deposit): MR-23 AND B. 134, PT. 2, CH.1, FIG. 1 SEEM TO INDICATE THIS DEPOSIT IN SECS. 5 OR 6, 22N/6W, BUT THIS IS ONLY 21 MI. FROM ORLAND (24 BY ROAD) AND IS NOT IN SERPENTINE. SEC. 31, 22N/6W IS ABOUT 32 MI. FROM ORLAND BY ROAD. B. 179 DOES NOT SHOW CHROMITE IN SECS. 5 OR 6; V. 48, NO. 1, P. 47, SHOWS SEC. 31


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. V. 48, NO. 1, P. 47; B. 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P. 10; B. 179, FIG. 10


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