The Contact Claim is a chromium mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 1,299 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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.74944, -123.97417
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Contact Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Contact Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: South Fork 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: C. H. Bennett
Years: 1946 -
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Siskiyou Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT LESS THAN 100 FT. FROM EASTERN CONTACT OF PERIDOTITE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO PITS APPROX. 4 FT. SQUARE AND 3 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Location): CLAIM LOCATED ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF THE RIDGE, JUST BELOW THE CREST.
Comment (Production): APPROX. 3 SHORT TONS PRODUCED
References
Reference (Deposit): WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W. AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF; CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 1, P. 24, 66
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