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Morrell

Producer in Del Norte county in California, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029750
MRDS ID M007505
Record type Site
Current site name Morrell
Related records 10211127

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.98199, 41.81538 (WGS84)
Relative position SW1/4 SW1/4

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 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.98199, 41.81538
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRAVEL 5-20' THICK; COARSE AND CONTAIN BOULDERS MORE THAN A FOOT IN DIAMETER; CLAY LENSES COMMON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1860

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE RESERVES OF GRAVEL REMAIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B. 995-C, P. 123 AND PL. 11

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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