Mccray Deposit

The Mccray Deposit is a chromium mine located in San Benito county, California at an elevation of 4,101 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: Mccray Deposit  

State:  California

County:  San Benito

Elevation: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 36.35167, -120.65194

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Mccray Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mccray Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: San Benito
District: New Idria


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSE, POD


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Ore: Uvarovite


Comments

Comment (Geology): SERPENTINE IS HIGHLY SHEARED IN MOST PLACES.

Comment (Deposit): CHROMITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A SERPENTINE MASS 12.5 MILES LONG AND 3 TO 4.5 MILES WIDE. MOST OF CHROMITE IS FOUND IN FLOAT BOULDERS SCATTERED ON HILLSIDES AND IN GRAVELS OF ADJOINING CREEKS.


References

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 2, P. 54,55, 80


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