California · Del Norte County
Past Producer

French Hill Mine

Del Norte County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
TertiaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Olivine, Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10235161
MRDS IDW017820
Alternate namesTyson Chrome Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.80672, -123.98866
References
USBM WAR MIN.RPT387-FRENCH HILL MINE,1945 12PPCDM&G BULL 134,1946 PT1 CHAP1 DELNORTE CO WELLS,CATER&RYNEARUSBM RI4365-INVEST OF FRENCH HILLCHROMITE MINE-SANBORN&RICKECAJOUR MINES&GEOL VOL.48;J C OBRIEN 1952 PP261-309 MINESOFDEWIELBELT,F J 1955,ONPUB SUPP REPT.,FRENCH HILL CHROMITE MINE