War Bond Group 11 Claims

The War Bond Group 11 Claims is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California.

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: War Bond Group 11 Claims  

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.78361, -121.37667

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War Bond Group 11 Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: War Bond Group 11 Claims
Secondary: Liberty Group W. W. I


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Big Bar Mountain Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. A. Clark
Years: 1943 -


Production

Year: 1920
Material type: ORE CR
Description: Ap_Grade: ^35% Cr2o3
Year: 1919
Material type: ORE CR
Description: Ap_Grade: ^35 Cr2o3


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 35 % CR2O3


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FLOAT WAS FOUND ON THE PROPERTY.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A FEW SMALL PITS

Comment (Location): 3 CLAIMS IN SECT. 01, 4 CLAIMS IN SECT. 02, 4 CLAIMSIN SECT. 12.


References

Reference (Production): CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 265

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 134 III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 277, 302 PL. 13

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NO. CALIF., V. 2, P. 21


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