Southern Pacific Property

The Southern Pacific Property is a chromium mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: Southern Pacific Property

Commodity

Primary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Forest Hill Divide Area

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Southern Pacific Land Co.
Years: 1944 -

Owner Name: H. Kirchmann
Years: 1944 -

Production

Year: 1942
Material type: ORE CR
Description: Ap_Grade: ^38.75 % Cr2o3

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Location): WORKINGS WERE LOCATED IN NE OF NW, 09; N2 OF SW OF NW 09; NW OF NW, 09.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF PITS, TRENCHES AND SHAFTS.

References

Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 202

Reference (Deposit): DOM SR 67 PLS 1 3 BULL 134 PT 3 CHAP 5 P 223 4 PL 14

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