Crown Point Claim, Seeley Group

The Crown Point Claim, Seeley Group is a chromium mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 2,500 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: Crown Point Claim, Seeley Group  

State:  California

County:  San Luis Obispo

Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 35.38778, -120.69833

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Crown Point Claim, Seeley Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crown Point Claim, Seeley Group


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

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


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: C. Seeley And G. Miller


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
Physiographic Detail: Santa Lucia Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization Of Host Rock


Rocks

Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE 15-20% CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): USGS BULL. 945-B, 1944, P. 43

Comment (Location): CLAIM LOCATED IN NW CORNER OF SW 1/4, SECT. 21.

Comment (Production): APPROX. 300 TONS ORE MINED IN 1918 BUT LITTLE WAS SHIPPED.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A LARGE OPEN CUT APPROX. 50 FT LONG, 15 FT WIDE AND 15 FT DEEP AT THE FACE.

Comment (Geology): CHROMITE OCCURS IN NUMEROUS SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC BODIES THAT ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN A NW TRENDING BELT OF THE FRANCISCAN FM.


References

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 945-B, 1944, P. 43

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, C.T. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1944, USGS BULL 945-B, P. 43


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