The Barnes Mine is a mine located in Sonoma county, California at an elevation of 400 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
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Barnes Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barnes Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Sonoma
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wanderer Mining Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Years: 1916 - 1918
Owner Name: Edward Barnes-Worked The Mine Prior To 1884
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: 1884
Discovery Year: 1884
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE ORE WAS COLLECT SURFACE FLOAT OR ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS,AND THAT VERY LITTLE OF T WAS MINED IN PLACE INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): DON,D.H.,AND THAYER,T.P.,1946,CDMAND G BULL 134,PT.2,CHAP.1,
Reference (Deposit): PP.227-228,262.
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