The Rapid Fire Claim is a chromium mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 3,120 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
Elevation: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.34944, -120.80667
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Rapid Fire Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rapid Fire Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
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: T. B., R. F., J. M. Williamson, C. M. Cole
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): PRODUCTION OF THIS DEPOSIT PROBABLY WAS INCLUDED WITH THAT OF THE RED LEDGE AND OTHER DEPOSITS OPERATED BY THE PARTNERSHIP, AS IT WAS NOT REPORTED SEPARATELY, BUT RESERVES ESTIMATED IN 1918 INDICATED THAT THE DEPOSIT COULD HAVE YIELDED AS MUCH AS 50 AND PERHAPS EVEN 100 LONG TONS OF ORE.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, P. 237, PL. 13
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 17
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