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Little Red Mountain Group

Past Producer in Tehama 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043456
MRDS ID M100222
Record type Site
Current site name Little Red Mountain Group
Alternate or previous names Mines: Blue Jay, Blue Sky, Jumbo Red Mtn. No. 2, Live Oak, Mcarthur, Lucky Star, Mogul, 4th of July, Mary Ann, Southern Pacific Lease, River Divide, Northfork, Panther, Seagrave Beegum Mine, Sunshine Red Mtn. No. 3, Pine Grove

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.9411, 40.27874 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 65 MILES W. OF RED BLUFF, CA., Assumed Spot At Center Of Sect. 12., T28n, R10w.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tehama(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Platina(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Red Bluff(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tehama

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028N;028N;028N;028N 009W;009W;010W;010W 07;18;11;11 SW (07); NE (18); NW OF W2 (11) California

Comments on the location information

  • MINES LOCATED ALSO IN T28N, R10W, SECT. 1: SW, SE, S2 AND T28N, R10W, SECT. 12: SE, NE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYSES OF CHROMITE MINED FROM BLUE SKY AND LUCKY STAR MINES, SHIPPED TO G.S.A. STOCKPILE, GRANTS PASS, ORE., 1952-1957.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Uvarovite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 44.1-49.9% CR2O3
Result CR TO FE RATIO 2.8-3.1 TO 1
Result 10.0-12.4% FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.9411, 40.27874
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE GROUP IS AT THE SOUTH END OF BEEGUM CREEK BODY, A LONG, IRREGULARLY EXPOSED UTRAMAFIC BELT THAT TRENDS NW FROM LITTLE RED MOUNTAIN INTO TRINITY COUNTY. AROUND LITTLE RED MOUNTAIN, THE EXPOSED ULTRAMAFIC ROCK IS 3-4 KM WIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Discoverer G. Robinson And A. Shelton
Year of first production 1918
Year of last production 1956

Mining district

District name Little Red Mountain Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L. B. Duffin
    First year 1956

Production statistics

  • Year 1924
    Material ORE CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Ore Avg. 55% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 55wt-pct
  • Year 1943
    Material ORE CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1950'S: Ore Avg. 49.3%, Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 49wt-pct
  • Year 1953
    Material ORE CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1950'S: Con. Avg. 48.2% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 48wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION TABLE DID NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN LUMP ORE OR CONCENTRATES.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORD NUMBER MP00055 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STINSON, M.C., 1975, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.

  • Deposit

    WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 159, 162-168, 141.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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