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Barrick Mine

Past Producer in Del Norte county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10259874
MAS/MILS ID 0060150255
Record type Site
Current site name Barrick Mine
Alternate or previous names Bar Rick Mine, Buckskin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.94475, 41.66092 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canthook Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Happy Camp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smith(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Del Norte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 015 N 002 E 28 NESESE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.94475, 41.66092
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 10N
    Thickness 200M
    Length 600M
    Width 400M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N80W:10N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 50HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • G-TWA OTHER IS SERPENTINIZATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1951
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1953

Mining district

District name Smith River

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Del Norte Chrome Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office 744 West Hastings, Vancouver B. C., Canada
    Year 1984

Comments on the production information

  • RECORD 1B03 COMMODITY IS SILICA RECORD 1B04 COMMODITY IS CARBON

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 9706000mt ore
    Demonstrated 9706000mt ore
    Total resources 9706000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 5.64 wt-pct Chromium Trace 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 100HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .65
    Percent Waste Rock 73.3
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 8
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 200
    Unit Production Cost 6.4
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELLIS,R.K.,1977 PODIFORM CHROMITE OCCURRENCES IN THE

  • Deposit

    JOSEPHINE PERIDOTITE,KLAMATH MOUNTAINS NORTHWESTERN

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA:MS THESIS-UNPUBLISHED

  • Deposit

    KLEIN,C.W.,1975,THE GEOLOGY OF THE HAPPY CAMP AREA,SISKIYOU

  • Deposit

    COUNTY,CALIFORNIA: PHD DISS.,UNPUBLISHED

  • Deposit

    OZTEMEL,A.,CHROME,EMJ,MARCH 1980, VOL.181, NO.3, PG 103-

  • Deposit

    104.

  • Deposit

    STINSON,M,1975,DATA RECEIVED UNDER BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT

  • Deposit

    NO 60254022.

  • Deposit

    STRAAM,ENGINEERS,INC.,1977,CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST

  • Deposit

    ESTIMATING SYSTEM HANDBOOK:US BUMINES CONTRACT NO

  • Deposit

    J0255026.

  • Deposit

    WETZEL,N,1980,THE BAR RICK CHROMITE DEPOSIT,DEL NORTE CO,

  • Deposit

    CALIFORNIA,UNPUBLISHED MAS DEPOSIT REPORT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNER: INSPIRATION DEVELOPMENT CO., 50 PCT. OW/OP: COLLINS H. MCCLENDON, 50 PCT. OTHER NAME: BUCKSKIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-NOV-1993 Wetzel, Nicholas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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