The Clara H.Mine & Mill is a mine located in Fresno county, California at an elevation of 1,621 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: 1,621 Feet (494 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.9469, -119.41580
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Clara H.Mine & Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clara H.Mine & Mill
Secondary: Clara H Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Fresno
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. A. Fredricks
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Spear And Loffinger
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
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: Magnesite
Unknown: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MINE WAS FIRST OPERATED FROM 1880-1882 ACCORDING TO FRED THE CLARA H HAS BEEN THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF CHROMITE IN FRE NTY.PRODUCTION OF THE MINE PRIOR TO 1916 IS UNKNOWN.IN 1916 LONG TONS OF ORE YIELDED.THE TOTAL ACCREDITED PRODUCTION IS LONG TONS.INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CAL JOUR MINES & GEOLOGY V.47 NO.3,P.540,PL 31 JULY 1951
Reference (Deposit): CAL.DOM BULL 134,PT 3,CHAP.3,P.83-4,99; PL.6
Reference (Deposit): CAL STATE MIN BUR BULL 76,P.144, 1918
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NO.15.99
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