Chromium, Iron past producer · Siskiyou County, California
first production 1918
Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for chromium, iron. 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.
| State | California |
| County | Siskiyou |
| Coordinates | 41.71173, -123.04753 |
| Tertiary | Chromium, Iron |
| Status | Past Producer |
| Type | Surface |
| First Production | 1918 |
| Data Source | USGS MRDS |
| Source ID | 10117669 |
| Site | Distance | Commodity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veta Grande | 0.3 mi | Chromium | Unknown |
| Unnamed Prospect near Fort Jones, CA | 0.3 mi | Graphite | Occurrence |
| McGuffy Creek Deposit | 0.4 mi | Chromium | Past Producer |
| McGuffy Creek Mine | 0.4 mi | Chromium | Producer |
| Lady Gray Claim | 0.4 mi | Past Producer | |
| Piedras Claim | 0.5 mi | Chromium | Occurrence |
| Cerro Colorado | 0.5 mi | Chromium | Past Producer |
| Veta Chica | 0.6 mi | Chromium | Unknown |
| Rustless Mng Corp | 0.6 mi | Chromium | Occurrence |
| Reported Occurrence | 0.8 mi | Gold | Unknown |
| Grand Canyon | 0.8 mi | Chromium | Occurrence |
| Grand Forks Limestone | 1.0 mi | Chromium | Occurrence |
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