California · Placer County
Past Producer

Sunset Mine

Placer County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueUvarovite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1945
Identification
Deposit ID10043719
MRDS IDM100630
Alternate namesSugar Pine Chrome Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.10406, -120.78103
References
RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 221-223, 312.STINSON, M.C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.CDMG PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 202