Reported Occurrence

Chromium site, status unknown · Siskiyou County, California

UnknownChromiumSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · CHROMIUMBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. 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
CountySiskiyou
Coordinates41.86063, -122.77192

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Mine Details

StatusUnknown
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10213841
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SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
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Portuguese Gulch0.5 miChromiumUnknown
Vesa Creek Pocket Mine0.6 miGoldPast Producer
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Cornish Ledge0.9 miGoldPast Producer
Surveyors Mistake0.9 miGoldUnknown
Reported Location1.0 miSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gottville Dredge1.2 miGoldUnknown
Blanton1.3 miChromiumOccurrence
Matherson1.3 miChromiumOccurrence
Old Fort Jones Mines1.4 miGoldUnknown
Big China1.4 miGoldUnknown

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