California · Plumas County
Past Producer

White Pine Mine

Plumas County, California, United States
Chromium
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Description

Louis Eddelbuttel

Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockDunite
StructureMelones Fault Zone Is Eastern Contact Of Ultramafic Belt., Shear Zone, Striking N 30 W And Dipping 45 Ne, Cuts Ore Body.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1940
Last production1957
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10043620
MRDS IDM100420
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.86377, -120.99271
References
RYNEARSON, G. A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 293-295.STINSON, M. C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.STINSON, 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROP. REPORT, UNPUBLISHED