Outpost Claims

The Outpost Claims is a chromium mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 2,349 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: Outpost Claims  

State:  California

County:  San Luis Obispo

Elevation: 2,349 Feet (716 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 35.37389, -120.67944

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Outpost Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Outpost Claims
Secondary: Old Glory Claim


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: San Luis Obispo


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: 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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Serpentinized Dunite


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGES 10% CHROMITE


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON CREST OF SANTA LUCIA RANGE

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SMITH AND GRIGGS (1944)

Comment (Production): SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE PRODUCED

Comment (Workings): UPPER WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SMALL OPEN CUT AND A 100 FT. LONG DRIFT. LOWER WORKINGS CONSIST OF A LARGE OPEN PIT AND DRIFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, C.T. AND GRIGGS, A.G., 1944, CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO CO., CALIF.: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 945 B., P 43


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