Mescal Mine

The Mescal Mine is a chromium mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 1,650 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: Mescal Mine

Commodity

Primary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
District: Cerro Alto-Cuesta Pass 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: California Coast Ranges

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: OTHER STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Country Rock; Serpentinized Dunite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS AS MUCH AS 30% CR203

Materials

Ore: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS FROM 6IN. TO 2FT. WIDE

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN CUT AND A TUNNEL.

References

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, J.E., 1941, GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF CALIF.: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 37, P. 162.

Reference (Deposit): WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953 GEOL. INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART II, CHAPT. 2., P. 83.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH , C.T. AND GRIGGS A.B., 1944, CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO, SAN LUIS OBISPO CO., CALIF.: USGS BULLETIN 945-B, P. 36.

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