Commodities
PrimaryChromium, Asbestos
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Uvarovite
GangueCalcite, Magnesite, Magnetite, Talc
Geology
Host rockDunite,Serpentinite · Franciscan Formation;Ponoche
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1951
Identification
Deposit ID10043727
MRDS IDM100640
Alternate namesCorbett-Byles Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.30939, -120.56292
References
STINSON, M.C., 1976, MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, CDMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT.CDMG SR 71, 19 P.USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK, V. 3, 1954, P. 207; 1955, P. 210