Holston Mine

The Holston Mine is a mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 1,099 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Holston Mine
Secondary: Vaughn Ranch Deposit
Secondary: Holston Chromite Deposit
Secondary: Vaughn

Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: Tulare
District: Porterville

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

Type: Located Claim
Type: Other

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mc Ghee, Nell Marie
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Holston, Howard V.
Percent: 50.00
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: 1895
Discovery Year: 1895
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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

Comments

Comment (Deposit): RYNEARSON 1948 STATES THAT LITTLEORE REMAINS,BUT THAT SHIPPE ER AVERAGED 45-50 PERCENT CR2O3. ASSUME CR/FE=3. MINE VISTED BY CDMG 12 AUG.1975 A SMALL AMOUNT OF DISSEMINA REMAINED IN PLACE.TOTAL PRODUCTION=3300 METRIC TONS. IDLE SI THE AVERAGE MINEABLE GRADE OF OREOF CHROMITE IS 47 PERCENT A IS 11 PERCENT. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS. ANALYSIS BY CDMG IN 1976 GAVE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES-MASSIVE 2 06.16,CR2O3 46.60,FEO 11.15,TOTAL FE 14.47,AL203 15.35,MGO CR/FE 2.83

References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 54, 1958, P. 336.

Reference (Deposit): P. 98.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 134, 1948, PART III, CHAPT. 3,

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. REPORT 15, 1917, P. 907.

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