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Macchaus Mine

Past Producer in Sierra 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043626
MRDS ID M100433
Record type Site
Current site name Macchaus Mine
Alternate or previous names 3 Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.87186, 39.45433 (WGS84)
Elevation 1195
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 2 MILES SW OF ALLEGHANY, CA., Assumed Spot Center Of Se Of E2, Sect. 5

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alleghany(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(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 Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 010E 05 E2 California

Comments on the location information

  • MINE LOCATED NORTH OF KANAKA CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE 46% CR2O3

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.87186, 39.45433
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1918
Year of last production 1918

Mining district

District name Forest Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Same As Owners
  • Type Owner
    Owner H. Macchaus, G. E. Redmayne, C. D. Mcgonigal, S. Finan Of Alleghany, Ca.
    First year 1918

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^46% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 46wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 12 SMALL OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYNEARSON, G. A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 259, 260, 316

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 260

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURRED AS SMALL LENTICULAR MASSES WEIGHING 14-20 TONS EACH.

Reporter information

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

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