Burnett Property

The Burnett Property is a chromium mine located in El Dorado 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: Burnett Property  

State:  California

County:  El Dorado

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 38.75333, -121.08056

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Burnett Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burnett Property
Secondary: Burnett Ranch


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Flagstaff Hill Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Production): SINCE WWI, ONLY PROSPECTING DONE ON PROPERTY; NO PRODUCTION.

Comment (Workings): THE WORKINGS IN BOTH SECTIONS CONSIST OF SMALL OPEN CUTS, PITS, AND SHALLOW SHAFTS IN THE ULTRAMAFIC BODY. THE ORE, CONTAINING BETWEEN 20-40% CR2O3, STRIKES FOR N10-37W AND RANGES IN DIP FROM 75E TO VERTICAL. APPROXIMATELY 10-15 TONS OF LOW-GRADE ORE ARE SCATTERED ON DUMPS AROUND BOTH SECTIONS.


References

Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, P. 151

Reference (Deposit): CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPTER 4, P. 151-152


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