The River Side Claim is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California.
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Mine Info
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River Side Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: River Side Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Butte
District: Big Bar Mountain Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. C. Akin
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 (Production): 10 LONG TONS OF ORE SHIPPED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE MINED FROM SURFACE WORKINGS AND NONE WAS LEFT IN THE DEPOSIT WHEN CLAIM ABANDONED. CHROMITE IN SERPENTINIZED ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS
References
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 264
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 5, P. 279 AND PL. 13
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 22
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