| Lat / long: | 36.86939, -119.28874 |
| Primary: | Chromium |
| Tertiary: | Platinum, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium, Iridium |
| Ore: | Chromite |
| Gangue: | Olivine, Serpentine |
| Orebody form: | DISSEMINATED, VEINLETS, STRINGERS, LENSES |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Producer |
| Host type: | Dunite |
| Associated rock: | Kings-Kaweah Ophiolite |
| Associated type: | Gabbro,Peridotite,Granite |
| Structure: | Fault Offsets Ore Zone 10-15 Ft Between The Two Large Open Cuts. Ore Parallels Poorly Developed Schistosity In Serpentine |
| Tectonic: | Sierra Foothills Accreted Terrane |
| Alteration processes: | Ultramafic Rocks Serpentinized In Small Stringers And Lenses From 1 In. To Several Ft Thick |
| MRDS | M700413 |
| DEP | 10109804 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: RYNEARSON, G.A., 1948, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 3, CH. 3, P. 95.}{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:: LOGAN, C.A., BRAUN, L.T., AND VERNON, J.W., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 47, NO. 3, P. 545, PL. 6.}{Production:: RYNEARSON, 1948} |
| Reporter | Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.), Peterson, Jocelyn A. |