Mine detail: Cooncan Prospect

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Location: Del Norte County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.79454, -123.89671
dep_id: 10043428
mrds_id: M100185
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chromite
orebody_fm: LENSE
Reporter: Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.)
hrock_type: Serpentinite
References:
  • Deposit:: ALLEN, J.E., GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF CALIF.: CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 37, P. 121,122.
  • Deposit:: WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W. JR., AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 1, P.24.
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