California · Del Norte County

Richey Property

Unconfirmed Chromium Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State: California
County: Del Norte
Development status: Past Producer
Mine type: Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity: Chromium
Verification: Unconfirmed

Also known as

Richey

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A float Cr occurrence located about 5½ miles E of Rockland near the upper reaches of Diamond Creek.

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Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground

MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

Development status: Past Producer

Operators / organizations

S. J. And V. I. Richey Prospected In 1943 · Source-reported owner · 1976

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

Chromite
Serpentine

Access & recent conditions

Land: unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

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mine identity
development status
commodities
underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 74728