Chrome Hill Mine

The Chrome Hill Mine is a mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,329 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

Name: Chrome Hill Mine  

State:  California

County:  Del Norte

Elevation: 2,329 Feet (710 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.91, -124.05440

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Chrome Hill Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chrome Hill Mine
Secondary: Mountain View Mine
Secondary: High Divide Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: California
County: Del Norte
District: High-Low Divide


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: Located Claim
Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Ep,Hl, And Kb Hamilton 1975
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Tyson Chrome Mines Ltd-Last Operator
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Years: 1954 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1869
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: Chiastolite
Unknown: Garnierite
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Talc
Unknown: Olivine


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION DONE ON SOUTHWEST WORKINGS. ORE RAN APPROX 44 PER 203,CR/FE=2.6 APPROXIMATELY 8835 LONG TONS LUMP ORE WAS SH MINE VISITED 23 OCT 1975 BY CDMG NO ESTIMATE OF ORE POSSIBLE DUE TO FLOODED WORKINGS CORRECTLY. RECORD 130- COVER DESCRIPTION DOES NOT APPLY. TAILS FROM NI-CO PLANT 272 MT AT 5.5% CR2O3 IS FEED GRAVITY THIS FEED -1/4 INCH SO NO CRUSH {BIN{CONVEY{SCREEN COSTS INC IN CHROMITE CAPITAL COST MADE UP GRAVITY PLANT $516,214. PLU DAY OPERATING EXPENSE $104,040. FOR TOTAL CAPITAL $620,254. MINE COSTS- ACQ.0; EXP.0;DEV.0;-WORK. CAP_32M ;EQUIP._200M


References

Reference (Deposit): CDM&G BULL 134 PT 1 KLAMATH MTNS CHAPT 1 DEL NORTE CO.1946 P

Reference (Deposit): OBRIEN,JC 1952,DEL NORTE ,CAL JOUR MINES&GEOL VOL.48,NO4,PP

Reference (Deposit): CAL DIV OF MINES PROPERTY VISIT REPORT,MTN VIEW MINE 1957 U

Reference (Deposit): 45.4, WFOC.


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