The Lucky Strike Mine is a mine located in Lake county, California at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.8814, -122.47580
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Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Mine
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Lake
District: Eastern Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Anglo-American Mining Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Years: 1942 -
Owner Name: W. B. Shepherd-Owned Mine In 1942
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): THIS MINE HAS BEEN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE CHROMITE MINE IN LAKE IT IS CREDITED WITH SHIPMENTS OF BETWEEN 1350 AND 2000 TONS. NO SHIPMENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 1918. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): DOW,D.H.,AND THAYER,T.P.,1946,CDMAND G BULL 134,PT.2,CHAP.1,
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC. 17.
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