Fido Claim

The Fido Claim is a chromium mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 4,961 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Fido Claim  

State:  California

County:  Plumas

Elevation: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.85333, -120.97250

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Fido Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fido Claim
Secondary: Union Chrome Co. Deposit World War 1


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Plumas
District: Middle Fork Of Feather River Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Eddelbuttel, August


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Development): APPROX. 15-20 LT ORE PILED ON CLAIM IN 1943.


References

Reference (Deposit): RYNEALSON, G. A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 29


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