Bear Wallow Prospect

The Bear Wallow Prospect is a chromium mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 3,720 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: Bear Wallow Prospect

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation: 3,720 Feet (1,134 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.05306, -120.75667

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Bear Wallow Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bear Wallow Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Placer
District: Forest Hill Divide Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: J. Delmve, E. A. Stone
Years: 1955 -


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

Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 52.2 % CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN UNDERGROUND OPEN PIT MINE SUPPORTED WITH SQUARE SET STOPING.


References

Reference (Deposit): CJMG V 51 NO 4 P 377 USBM MIN YB V 3 1952 P 192 1954 P 225 1955 P 223


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