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Zinc Saddle Gordon Mountain Group

Occurrence 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029746
MRDS ID M007500
Record type Site
Current site name Zinc Saddle Gordon Mountain Group
Related records 10113972

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.91587, 41.83565 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 SE1/4.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gasquet(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 017N 002E 26 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.91587, 41.83565
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Oscar J. Christensen And H. L. Germaine.

Comments on the production information

  • YIELDED 179 TONS IN WWI. NO ORE DEVELOPED BY BULLDOZING TRENCHES. IDLE. SOME BULLDOZING DONE IN 1942 BUT NO CHROME PODS WORTHY OF NOTE WERE UNCOVERED.

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE OPENINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT. 1952, P. 293

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 134, PART I, CHAP. 1, P. 53

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit D.O.M. BULL. 134 AND PREVIOUS REFERENCES INDICATE SE1/4.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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