Round Bottom Occurrence

The Round Bottom Occurrence is a chromium mine located in Tehama county, California at an elevation of 3,369 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

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Site Name

Primary: Round Bottom Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: Tehama
District: Little Red Mountain Area

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Owner Name: Pierson, Dave And John
Years: 1943 -

Owner Name: Woodrum, Donald
Years: 1943 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSE

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

Comments

Comment (Geology): THE OCCURRENCE IS AT THE SOUTH END OF BEEGUM CREEK BODY, A LONG IRREGULARLY EXPOSED ULTRAMAFIC BELT THAT TRENDS NW FROM LITTLE RED MTN. INTO TRINITY COUNTY. AROUND LITTLE RED MTN., THE EXPOSED ULTRAMAFIC ROCK IS 3-4 KM WIDE.

References

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F. G. AND HAWKES, H. E., 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 159, 163

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