Mine detail: Pole Corral

Previously called 'Little Red Mountain Group'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.28902, -122.9461

Resource(M)

Primary:	Chromium
Tertiary:	Palladium, Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Ore:	Chromite
Gangue:	Serpentine, Talc
Orebody form:	LENSES AND POCKETS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1924, 1942-43, 1945, 1952-56
Last production ended:	1956

Geology

Host type:	Dunite
Associated type:	Peridotite
Tectonic:	Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Rattlesnake Creek Terrane
Alteration processes:	Ultramafic Rocks Are Serpentinized

References

MRDS	MP00055
DEP	10048468
Reference	{Deposit:: WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 162-163.}{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:: *RIEN, J.C., 1946, MINES AND MINING IN TEHAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 42, NO. 3, P. 187.}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.