The Doriss Mine is a chromium mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 4,239 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
Elevation: 4,239 Feet (1,292 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.48333, -120.87083
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Doriss Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Doriss Mine
Secondary: Chrome F
Secondary: N
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
District: Forest 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: R. Dorriss, M. H. Davis, H. M. Bradbury, A. M. Dobbie, Forest, Ca.
Owner Name: Leichester And Morgan
Home Office: Nevada City, Ca
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Year Last Production: 1918
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
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINED 45 % CR203
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SMALL LENSES OF ORE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF THREE SHALLOW SHAFTS AND A SMALL OPEN CUT.
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION PROBABLY DID NOT EXCEED 75 LT, 1918
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT.5P. 259
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P.259
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