| Lat / long: | 40.28902, -122.9461 |
| Primary: | Chromium |
| Tertiary: | Palladium, Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium |
| Ore: | Chromite |
| Gangue: | Serpentine, Talc |
| Orebody form: | LENSES AND POCKETS |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Production years: | 1924, 1942-43, 1945, 1952-56 |
| Last production ended: | 1956 |
| Host type: | Dunite |
| Associated type: | Peridotite |
| Tectonic: | Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Rattlesnake Creek Terrane |
| Alteration processes: | Ultramafic Rocks Are Serpentinized |
| 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. |