Pole Corral

The Pole Corral is a chromium mine located in Tehama 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

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Site Name

Primary: Pole Corral
Secondary: Little Red Mountain Group

Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Ruthenium

Location

State: California
County: Tehama

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: H. T. Moore, H. A. Robinson
Years: 1965 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
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

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)

Orebody

Form: LENSES AND POCKETS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ultramafic Rocks Are Serpentinized

Rocks

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RU=<1-4,930 PPB
Analytical Data: IR=<20-2,930 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=<1-12 PPB
Analytical Data: RH=1-92 PPB.
Analytical Data: 5 PGE ANALYSES: PT=<10-2,530 PPB

Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Serpentine

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PITS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M100222.

Comment (Development): GROUP INCLUDES MANY CLAIMS

Comment (Location): ON NORTH SLOPE OF LITTLE RED MOUNTAIN. IN TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST. UTM GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN IS FOR NORTHERNMOST PROSPECT SYMBOL SHOWN ON TOPO MAP IN SEC. 12; UTM FOR THIS IS 4459650N, 504660E. PGE SAMPLE LOCATION IS WEST OF MOST OF RED MOUNTAIN PROSPECTS

Comment (Production): SOME HIGH-GRADE ORE SHIPPED IN 1945. MAY ALSO HAVE PRODUCED IN 1952-1956.

References

Reference (Deposit): CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1946, MINES AND MINING IN TEHAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 42, NO. 3, P. 187.

Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 162-163.

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