The Mine is a chromium mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 5,322 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: 5,322 Feet (1,622 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 39.60639, -120.85861
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Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
District: Downieville 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: White Bear Mining Co.
Years: 1942 -
Owner Name: C. L. Best, Ruby-Oxford Mines
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CR TO FE RATIO 1.86
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINED 41.41 % CR203
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION APPROX. 329 LT 1918-1943.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT STRIKES N AND DIPS 40E.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON LINE BETWEEN SECT. 9 AND 16.
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT.5P. 252, 253.
Reference (Deposit): ON SEC.LINE 9,16;
Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 253.
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