Schmidt Property, Moulton Prospects

The Schmidt Property, Moulton Prospects is a chromium mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,159 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: Schmidt Property, Moulton Prospects  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation: 2,159 Feet (658 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.13611, -120.98278

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Schmidt Property, Moulton Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Schmidt Property, Moulton Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Nevada
District: Chicago Park Area


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: W. S. Moulton


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
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): ABOUT 3 LONG TONS OF ORE WAS TAKEN IN 1918. NO ORE REMAINED IN PLACE.

Comment (Workings): PITS

Comment (Deposit): MOULTON LEASED PATENTED LAND.


References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 15

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, PP. 246-7, PL. 13

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 463


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