Snowy Ridge Mine

Past Producer in Siskiyou county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189935
MAS/MILS ID 0060931025
Record type Site
Current site name Snowy Ridge Mine
Alternate or previous names Lucky Haul, Sally Anne

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -122.90583, 41.99483 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Siskiyou(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Condrey Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yreka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Applegate(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Siskiyou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 048 N 009 W 21 C W2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anthophyllite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -122.90583, 41.99483

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0M
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N00W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 810326

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940
Year of first production 1941

Mining district

District name Beaver Creek Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner H. C. Whitney,A,Kleinhammer,L. C,Whitney, And Arley Beasley
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner J. K. Remsen-Operator 1941-1943
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. K. Remsen-Assumed Ownership In 1944.
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Fay Bristol-Sublease To Remsen
    Home office California
    Year 1976
    First year 1941
    Last year 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WELLS,F.G.,CATER,F.W.,1950,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.2,CHAP.2,P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS AT THIS MINE CEASED SINCE. THE MIDDLE ST 1943.MR.REMSEN REPORTED THAT 298 LONG TONS OF ORE HAD BE PED.THE ORE CONTAINED 36.23 TO 40.69 PERCENT CR2O3 AND CR/FE OF CR=2.24 TO FE=2.50 INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Hayashi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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