California · Del Norte County
Past Producer

Copper Creek Chrome Mine

Del Norte County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureA Shear Zone Trending N 65 E Cuts The Peridotite Body.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1954
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10043684
MRDS IDM100584
Alternate namesLow Divide Mine, Rowdy Creek Mine, Claims: Mountain View Or High Divide Mine.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.92232, -124.03755
References
STINSON, M.C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.WELLS F.G., CATER, F.W. JR. AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CA., CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 1 P. 20-21.STINSON, 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT