Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a chromium mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,559 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: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation: 2,559 Feet (780 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 41.91306, -123.89722

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

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


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smith River 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

Not available


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

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=390 PPB
Analytical Data: IR=280 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=TR
Analytical Data: RH=76 PPB.
Analytical Data: RU=410 PPB


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS MP00037, MP00044.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. IN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. PROSPECT IS SHOWN NEARBY ON TOPO MAP BUT PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION WAS USED FOR LOCATION OF THIS RECORD

Comment (Deposit): NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSIS IN CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


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


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