Railroad Lease Mine

Chromium past producer · Trinity County, California

Past ProducerChromiumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · CHROMIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
19001925195019752000today

produced 1918–1943 (25 years) · no recorded production since 1943

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for chromium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateCalifornia
CountyTrinity
Coordinates41.16595, -122.52444

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
First Production1918
Last Production1943
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10043504
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Railroad Mine0.4 miChromiumProducer
Railroad Mine/railroad Lease0.4 miPast Producer
Crow Creek Mine0.4 miChromiumPast Producer
Charlene Sue0.5 miPast Producer
Black Crane Claim0.5 miChromiumPast Producer
Shasta Lily0.6 miPast Producer
Mumbo Creek Group0.7 miChromiumPast Producer
Twin Chrome Hill Mine0.7 miChromiumPast Producer
Black Crow No. 1 and No. 2 Claims0.7 miChromiumOccurrence
Sect. 14 Claim, Crow Creek Group0.8 miChromiumPast Producer

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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