California · Placer County
Past Producer

Sunset Mine

Placer County, California, United States
ChromiumIron
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Commodities
TertiaryChromium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Serpentine, Uvarovite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10237215
MRDS IDW024457
Alternate namesSun Set Chrome Mine, Sugar Pine Chrome Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.10409, -120.78103
References
RYNEARSON,CAL ST DIV MINES BULL 134,PT 3,CH 5, PP 221-223BRADLEY,CALIF STATE MINING BUREAUBULL NO 76,PP 162-163