Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise

The Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise is a chromium mine located in Mendocino county, California.

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: Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise  

State:  California

County:  Mendocino

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.88313, -123.66903

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Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Guthrie Group Big Red Mountain, Mitty, Merle, Last Chance, Surprise


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Mendocino


Land Status

Not available


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


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): MORE THAN 100 CLAIMS FILED IN 1918; 914 TONS SHIPPED TO 1929. NO SHIPMENTS MADE IN RECENT YEARS.

Comment (Deposit): IDLE. THE ORE CAME FROM 10 OR MORE LENSES; THE LARGEST DEPOSIT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE YIELDED ABOUT 100 TONS. SOME STREAKS AND NODULES OF CHROMITE STILL SHOW IN THE SERPENTINE ON THE MARIE, MITTY, LAST CHANCE AND SURPRISE CLAIMS. UNION CARBIDE EXPLORED IN SEC. 18 FOR NICKEL.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES & GEOLOGY V. 49, NO. 4 OCT., 1953, PP. 356, 357, 377


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