California · Placer County
Past Producer

Bear River Chrome Mine

Placer County, California, United States
Chromium
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Description

Cap Gallatin

Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1920
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10043540
MRDS IDM100322
Alternate namesSullivan Chrome Mine, Becky Mine ?, Central Pacific Lease, Black Nugget Mine World War Ii, Sullivan-Hemphill-Nobel Mine 1917-22
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.24295, -120.78714
References
RYNEARSON, G.A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 199, 200, 204, 306CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 200, 204