Rivers Chrome Mine

The Rivers Chrome Mine is a chromium mine located in Humboldt 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: Rivers Chrome Mine  

State:  California

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 41.37083, -123.69083

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Rivers Chrome Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rivers Chrome Mine


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Humboldt


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: Mrs. Dorothea Reddy Moroney


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 90 FT. DEEP FOR AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF ABOUT 25 FEET.

Comment (Deposit): REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY DWIGHT PETTIGREW AND HARRY LUCAS IN JUNE 1943.

Comment (Production): FIVE MEN EMPLOYED IN MAY, 1943. PROBABLY INCORRECT LOCATION ON UNSURVEYED LAND. MINE IS PROBABLY IN PROJ. SEC. 19, 11N/5E.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 1, JAN. 1943, P. 78; V. 39, NO. 3, P. 325

Reference (Deposit): USGS MR-26

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 134, PT. 1, CHAP. 3, P. 186, 188 AND PL. 19


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