Washout Claim

The Washout Claim is a mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 3,271 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: Washout Claim  

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 3,271 Feet (997 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.0353, -120.78440

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Washout Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Washout Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

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


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Other


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: G. S. Ford, J. S. Lower, B. Myers (Last Owner-Operators)
Percent: 100.0
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: 1941
Discovery Year: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine


Comments

Comment (Deposit): APPROX 467 TONS WERE SHIPPED BETWEEN 1940 AND 1944,ORE AVERA 3% CR2O3,CR/FE=2.51.GOOD LUMP ORE RAN 52% CR2O3,CR/FE GREATER MINE NOT FOUND DURING FIELD VISIT-APPROX LOCATION. NO RESER MATE INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.


References

Reference (Deposit): AVERILL,CV.1941 UNPUBL CAL ST MINING BUR FIELD REPT,PLACER C

Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,GA 1953 CAL DIV MINES BULL 134,PT 3,CH 5 PP 227-22


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