The Dorriss Mine is a mine located in Sierra county, California at an elevation of 4,078 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: 4,078 Feet (1,243 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.4806, -120.87810
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Dorriss Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dorriss Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Sierra
District: Forest 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Leichester And Morgan
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Years: 1918 -
Owner Name: R. Dorriss,M. H. Davis,H. M. Bradbury, A. M. Dobbie-1918
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Uvarovite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO ORE REMAINED IN PLACE, BUT PIECES OF CHROMITE ON THE DUMP INDICATED THAT SOME OF THE ORE HAD BEEN MINED. TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM THESE WORKINGS PROBABLY DID NOT EXCEED G TONS. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,G.A.,1953,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.5,P.259
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