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Park's Ranch Mine

Producer in Butte county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028431
MRDS ID M005387
Record type Site
Current site name Park's Ranch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.568, 39.6921 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021N 004E 07 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.568, 39.6921
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Frank H. Park

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION OF THE MINE HAS BEEN 520 LONG TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 37.98 PERCENT CR2O3 AND CONTAINED 9.93 PERCENT FE. 6.89 PERCENT SIO2 AND HAD A CR TO FE RATIO OF 2.61

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCH AND EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M005387

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 134, III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 283

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY , NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 20

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey