Geach Property

The Geach Property is a chromium mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: Geach Property  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.22556, -121.03167

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Geach Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Geach Property


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: Nevada City - Grass Valley Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: C. W. And W. J. Jenkins


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: 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

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 20 FT. DEEP WITH SHORT DRIFT AND UNDERHAND STOPE AT THE BOTTOM.

Comment (Production): ABOUT 40 LONG TONS HAD BEEN MINED WHEN PROPERTY WAS EXAMINED IN 1918. LESSEES REPORTED THAT THEY MINED AND SHIPPED 43 LONG TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 34.27 PERCENT CR2O3 IN 1918. MOST OF THIS ORE PROBABLY CAME FROM THIS DEPOSIT, THOUGH SOME MAY HAVE COME FROM THE DAVEY PROPERTY IN THIS SAME SECTION, WHICH WAS ALSO LEASED BY THE JENKINS.

Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES 10 ACRES OF LAND LEASED FROM T. R. GEACH. THERE WAS AN OUTCROP OF CHROMITE ABOUT 50 FT. ALONG THE STRIKE FROM THE SHAFT BUT IT IS NOT KNOWN IF ANY WORK WAS DONE AT THIS PLACE.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37,NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 451

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, P. 245, PL. 13


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