War Eagle

The War Eagle is a mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 1,722 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: War Eagle  

State:  California

County:  Butte

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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