Hance and Webb

The Hance and Webb is a mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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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Site Name

Primary: Hance and Webb
Secondary: Chrome Hill Number 1
Secondary: Theone
Secondary: Hance & Webb

Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: Patrick Creek District

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: D. E. Raymond - Subleased From J. W. Eggers
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: J. W. Eggers-Leased In 1943
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Pete Janzen-1953
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: David Webb-Spring Of 43
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: C. Stevens,And J. Wilson
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1941
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

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION TO THE END OF 1943 WAS20 LONG TONS. THE TOPOGRAPHY IMMEDIATELY SOUTH-EAST OF THIS DEPOSIT AND ON SLOPE BELOW THE MINE INDICATES LANDSLIDING ON A LARGE SCAL LITTLE EVIDENCE OF LAND SLIDING WAS NOTED ON THE PROPERTY INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.

References

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN,J.C.,1952,CAL.JOUR MINES AND GEOL.VOL.48,NO.4,P.285

Reference (Deposit): WELLS,F.G.,ET AL,1946,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.1,CHAP.1,P.45

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