White Fir Claim, Benner and Barrington Group

The White Fir Claim, Benner and Barrington Group is a chromium mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 5,279 feet.

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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: White Fir Claim, Benner and Barrington Group  

State:  California

County:  Plumas

Elevation: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.85333, -120.98722

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White Fir Claim, Benner and Barrington Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Fir Claim, Benner and Barrington Group


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: Benner, A. A. And Barrington, R. E.
Home Office: Quincy, Ca.
Years: 1942 - 1943


Production

Year: 1943
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^38.81% Cr2o3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1943
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

Form: LENSE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE 38,81% CR2O3, 12.02% FE, CR TO FE RATIO 2.21 TO


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT 15 FT LONG, 4 FT WIDE, 15 FT HIGH AT THE FACE (1943).


References

Reference (Production): CDMG BUL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 298

Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G. A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 297, 29


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