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Park's Ranch Mine

Past Producer in Butte county in California, United States with commodities Antimony, Chromium, Iron
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10235761
MRDS ID M005389
MAS/MILS ID 0060070375
Record type Site
Current site name Park's Ranch Mine
Alternate or previous names J.G. Curtis Property
Related records 10028433

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.56666, 39.69098 (WGS84)
Elevation 296
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
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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 021 N 004 E 07 SESWNE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Tertiary
Chromium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.56666, 39.69098
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Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 70N
    Width 3M
    Length 25M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N30W
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • G-TOB , OTHER IS MASSIVE G-SOB , OTHER IS PODIFORM G-ORE , ORE IS HIGHLY SHEARED SERPENTENIZED PERIDOTITE G-TWA , OTHER IS SERPENTINIZATION. L-DEF , OTHER IS SHEARING LRNAM , AMPHIBOLITIC SCHIST

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Lime Saddle

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State Park

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of California
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1979

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0060070375
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M005389 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES

  • Deposit

    BULLETIN 134, PT. 3, CHAPTER 5, P. 282-283.

  • Deposit

    AND IN ON CHART P301

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Wetzel, Nicholas U.S. Bureau of Mines