The War Eagle is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,722 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: 1,722 Feet (525 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.7311, -121.46000
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War Eagle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: War Eagle
Secondary: War Eagle and Miller Deposits
Secondary: Clark Chrome Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Butte
District: Big Bar Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: B. D. Krumlauf-Leased 40 Acres From Southern Land Pacific
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Southern Land Pacific Co.-Owned The Section
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Talc
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ROCKS MAYBE PARTLY SILICIFIED. DISSEMINATED ORE IS EXPOSED EE OUT OF FOUR TRENCHES. A LOW CRTO FE RATIO HAS DISCOURAGED CTIVE OPERATOR.NO ORE HAS BEEN SHIPPED INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,G.A,1953 CDM AND G BULL134,PT.3,CHAP 5,P.278-279
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