Mine detail: Mccarty Mine

Previously called 'Jitney Mine World War 1'

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Location

Lat / long:

39.85516, -120.94298

Resource(M)

Primary:	Chromium
Ore:	Chromite
Orebody form:	LENSE
Discovery year:	1915

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1917
Last production ended:	1943

Geology

Host type:	Harzburgite
Structure:	Southern Quarter Of Body Offset By A Fault.
Alteration processes:	Partial Alteration Of Host Rock To Serpentine

References

MRDS	M100410
DEP	10043616
Reference	{Deposit:: RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 299, 31}{Production:: CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 297}
Reporter	Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.)