Mine detail: Mountain View Mines

Previously called 'High Divide MineTyson'

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Location: Del Norte County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 41.90982, -124.0556
dep_id: 10043688
mrds_id: M100589
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chromite
orebody_fm: POD
alteration: Serpentinization Of The Saxonite And Dunite
ore_ctrl: Primary Flowage Of The Saxonite And Dunite During The Emplacement Of The Poridotite Mass.
Reporter: Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.)
hrock_type: Dunite
Structure: Long Axis Of Dunite Masses Containing Ore Bodies Consistently Strike N 45-55 W With Nw Plunge Of 20-35%.
Year first produced: 1869
yr_lst_prd: 1955
References:
  • Deposit:: STINSON, M. C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.
  • Deposit:: WELLS, F. G., CATER, F. A. AND RYNEARSON, G. A., 1946, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIF., CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 1, P. 20-31.
  • Production:: STINSON, 1975 CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT UNPUBLISHED
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