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Lucky Strike Mine

Occurrence in Lake county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030637
MRDS ID M008900
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Strike Mine
Related records 10260898

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -122.47469, 38.87362 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jericho Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Healdsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012N 006W 13,24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) Lower Cretaceous marine rocks
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. B. Shepherd

Comments on the production information

  • MOST PRODUCTIVE CHROMITE MINE IN LAKE COUNTY, AND IS CREDITED WITH SHIPMENTS OF BETWEEN 1350 AND 2000 TONS. NO SHIPMENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 1918. ALL OF THE ORE SHIPPED CONTAINED 43% OR MORE CR2O3 AND 90% OF IT IS SAID TO HAVE EXCEEDED 48% CR2O3.

Comments on the workings information

  • 25 TO 30 PITS AND OPEN CUTS AND A FEW SHORT DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULL. 134, PT.II, CH. 1, P. 15-16

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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