Bar Rick Mine

The Bar Rick Mine is a mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 1,969 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

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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Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA:MS THESIS-UNPUBLISHED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Reference (Deposit): COUNTY,CALIFORNIA: PHD DISS.,UNPUBLISHED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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