Mine detail: North Elder Creek Chromite Deposits

Previously called 'Any MineTehama County Chrome DepositTehama Consolidated Chrome MineNorth Elder Creek GroupNoble Electric SteelElder Creek MinesHillside Chrome MineOld Nobel Electric Steel Co.'

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Location: Tehama County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.02656, -122.65419
dep_id: 10214593
mrds_id: W025881
mas_id: 61030010
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Operation type: Surface
Development status: Past Producer
other_matl: Antigorite, Chromite, Enstatite, Magnesite, Olivine
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Wetzel, Nicholas
Year first produced: 1886
disc_yr: 1880
References:
  • Deposit:: CATER,F.W., CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL.
  • Deposit:: 134,CHAPTER 3, PP 133-191.
  • Deposit:: RYEARSON, G.A., USGS BULLETIN 945-G, 1946
  • Deposit:: WETZEL,N,1980 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH ELDER CREEK
  • Deposit:: AREA, TEHAMA COUNTY,CALIFORNIA. BUMINES MAS DEPOSIT
  • Deposit:: REPORT.
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