The Bar Rick Mine is a mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 1,969 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: 1,969 Feet (600 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.6611, -123.94360
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Bar Rick Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bar Rick Mine
Secondary: Buckskin
Secondary: Barrick Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Smith River
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Private Lease
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Del Norte Chrome Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 744 West Hastings, Vancouver B. C., Canada
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Stope - Sublevel
Year First Production: 1953
Discovery Year: 1951
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OWNER: INSPIRATION DEVELOPMENT CO., 50 PCT. OW/OP: COLLINS H. MCCLENDON, 50 PCT. OTHER NAME: BUCKSKIN.
Comment (Geology): G-TWA OTHER IS SERPENTINIZATION
Comment (Production): RECORD 1B03 COMMODITY IS SILICA RECORD 1B04 COMMODITY IS CARBON
References
Reference (Deposit): JOSEPHINE PERIDOTITE,KLAMATH MOUNTAINS NORTHWESTERN
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA:MS THESIS-UNPUBLISHED
Reference (Deposit): KLEIN,C.W.,1975,THE GEOLOGY OF THE HAPPY CAMP AREA,SISKIYOU
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY,CALIFORNIA: PHD DISS.,UNPUBLISHED
Reference (Deposit): OZTEMEL,A.,CHROME,EMJ,MARCH 1980, VOL.181, NO.3, PG 103-
Reference (Deposit): 104.
Reference (Deposit): STINSON,M,1975,DATA RECEIVED UNDER BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT
Reference (Deposit): NO 60254022.
Reference (Deposit): STRAAM,ENGINEERS,INC.,1977,CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST
Reference (Deposit): ESTIMATING SYSTEM HANDBOOK:US BUMINES CONTRACT NO
Reference (Deposit): J0255026.
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA,UNPUBLISHED MAS DEPOSIT REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): WETZEL,N,1980,THE BAR RICK CHROMITE DEPOSIT,DEL NORTE CO,
Reference (Deposit): ELLIS,R.K.,1977 PODIFORM CHROMITE OCCURRENCES IN THE
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