Mine detail: Laton Mine

Previously called 'Principal Claims: RattlesnakeSlatsYellow Streak. Prospects: BurlLone BirdParmeter RanchRed SlideSerpentine.'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.6196, -123.13164

Resource(M)

Primary:	Chromium
Tertiary:	Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Ore:	Chromite
Gangue:	Olivine, Serpentine
Orebody form:	SMALL HIGH-GRADE LENSES, DISSEMINATED
Discovery year:	1915

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1916
Last production ended:	1944

Geology

Host type:	Dunite
Associated rock:	Coast Range Ophiolite
Associated type:	Peridotite
Structure:	Local Shearing
Tectonic:	California Coast Ranges
Alteration processes:	Peridotite Is Serpentinized

References

MRDS	M100312
DEP	10043532
Reference	{Deposit:: DOW, D.H., AND THAYER, T.P., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 2, CH. 1, P. 26-27, 36.}{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.}{Production:: DOW AND THAYER, 1946}
Reporter	Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.