Miller Deposit

The Miller Deposit is a chromium mine located in Butte county, California.

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: Miller Deposit  

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 39.72861, -121.46083

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Miller Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Miller Deposit
Secondary: Mountain of Chrome Claims ?
Secondary: War Eagle Mine, Clarkchrome Mine W. W. I


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Butte
District: Big Bar Mountain 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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: R. E. Miller (1945 )

Owner Name: B. M. Krumlauf


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
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

Form: LENSE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Location): PROPERTY LOCATED ON E. SIDE OF N. FORK FEATHER RIVER

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN SMALL LENSES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 4 SHALLOW TRENCHES.

Comment (Deposit): MILLER DEPOSIT ADJACENT TO THE WAR EAGLE (M100624). SEE THE WAR EAGLE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: W. W. 1


References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PAC. CO. MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NO. CALIF., V. 2, P. 21

Reference (Deposit): U.S.BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 5172, P. 1-2

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 134 III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 278


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