California · Tehama County
Past Producer

Sunshine Mine

Tehama County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueUvarovite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Last production1956
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10103905
MRDS IDM100223
Alternate namesLittle Red Mountain Group, Red Mountain No. 3, Pine Grove
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.22652, -122.96471
References
STINSON, M.C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.WELLS, F.G. AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 159, 160, 163.CDMG BULL 134, PT. 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 159, 160, 163.