Mine detail: Mendenhall No. 1

Previously called 'Cedar Mountain MineMendenhall Chrome MinesNewman MineMendenhall Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.55741, -121.61293

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Chromium, Iron
Other material: Antigorite, Chlorite, Chromite, Chrysotile, Uvarovite
Discovery year: 1882

Production

Operation type: Surface-Underground
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1885

Geology

References

MRDSM004675
MAS60010029
DEP10114223
Reference{Deposit:: USGS BULL 430 1910 CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA PP 173-174}{Deposit:: CDMG 17TH REPT OF STATE MINEROLOGIST 1920 P 21}{Deposit:: CDMG BULL 134 PT 2 CHAP 2 1953,ALAMEDA COUNTY P.52}{Deposit:: CDMG 11TH REPT OF STATE MINERALOGIST 1893 P.122}
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