The Pigeon Roost Spring Claim is a chromium mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,874 feet.
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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
Elevation: 2,874 Feet (876 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.68056, -123.95389
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Pigeon Roost Spring Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pigeon Roost Spring Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Little Rattlesnake Mountain Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Inman Brothers
Years: 1946 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Siskiyou Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Little Rattlesnake Mtn. Apparently Occupies The Crest Of An Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Partially Serpentinized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIM LOCATED ON THE TOP OF LITTLE RATTLESNAKE MTN., NEAR THE HEAD OF A TRIBUTORY OF ROCK CREEK.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A NW TRENDING TRENCH, 35 FT. LONG AND 6 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Geology): WELL DEVELOPED JOINTS STRIKING N45W AND DIPPING 35NE CONSICUOUS IN THE TRENCH.
References
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W. AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.; CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 1, P. 25,69
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