P.U.P. Mine

The P.U.P. Mine is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 2,900 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: P.U.P. Mine
Secondary: Zenith Mine

Commodity

Primary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Middle Fork Of Feather 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

Owner Name: G. W. Usher, G. W. And C. H. Peterson
Years: 1943 -

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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: SMALL, IRREGULAR LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinization Of Peridotite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 100 FT LONG OPEN CUT AND NUMEROUS SMALL CUTS.

Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED DURING WWI AVERAGED 35-37% CR2O3 AND 38% CR2O3 DURING WWII

References

Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, P. 285

Reference (Deposit): STINSON, 1975, MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, CDMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 285, 301

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 18

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