Mine detail: Ward and Lyons Mine

Previously called 'White Hawk Mining ClaimRed Hawk Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 38.27213, -120.82352

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Uvarovite
Orebody form: MASSIVE, DISSEMINATED

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Dunite
Associated rock:Bear Mountain Ophiolite
Associated type:Peridotite
Tectonic:Sierra Foothills Accreted Terrane

References

MRDSM005694
DEP10028617
Reference{Deposit:: CATER, F.W., 1948, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 3, CH. 2, P. 51-52, PL. 5}{Deposit:: CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.}{Deposit:: STINSON, M.C., 1975, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUB.}{Deposit:: CLARK, W.B., AND LYDON, P.A., 1962, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 2, P. 130, PL. D.}{Deposit:: TURNER, H.W., 1894, JACKSON FOLIO, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, FOLIO 11, SCALE 1:125,000.}
ReporterGere, W., Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.