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Suzy Bell Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043713
MRDS ID M100622
Record type Site
Current site name Suzy Bell Mine
Alternate or previous names Lucky Strike Mine, Brendt No. 1 Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.19658, 39.5335 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROX 1 MI N OF WOODLEAF

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sardine Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Truckee(hydrologic unit)

Truckee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe 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 Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019N 007E 04 NE OF SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinized Peridotite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N 45 W
    Dip 80 SW
    Thickness 2.44M
    Length 15.24M
    Width 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1915
Discoverer C.L. Falk

Mining district

District name South Fork Of Feather River Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Arbucco, Tinsley And Tinsley,
    First year 1942

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Period 1916-1918
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^36-40% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 38wt-pct
  • Year 1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^35.09% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 35wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ESTIMATE MADE BECAUSE OF LOW CR2O3 CONTENT OF ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS (1942) CONSISTED OF SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, THE LARGEST BEING 50 FT LONG, 10 FT WIDE, 12 FT DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 284.

  • Deposit

    STINSON, 1975, MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, CDMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN. CA., V. 2, P. 18

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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