Property

The Property is a chromium mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 5,801 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: Property  

State:  California

County:  Sierra

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.74278, -120.87694

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Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Property
Secondary: Six 6 Claims


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Sierra
District: Gibsonville - Poker Flat 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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Claim Nos. 1 - 5, Baldwin, Clough, Chamberlain; Claim No.6, Clough.


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Year Last Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1942
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

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE RANGES 38 - 45 % CR203


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION 172 LT ORE CONTAINING 44 % CR203 SHIPPED 1917 - 1918.

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY OF CLAIM NO. 1 STRIKE E, DIPS 85 S; NO. 2 CLAIM ORE BODY STRIKES N45E, DIPS 80 NW; NO. 6 CLAIM ORE BODY WAS CHIMNEY SHAPED.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: W. W. 1


References

Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT.5, P. 251, 252

Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 252.


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