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Noble Electric Steel Co.

Past Producer in Shasta county in California, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036220
MRDS ID M024288
Record type Site
Current site name Noble Electric Steel Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.31387, 40.76318 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES EAST OF JUNCTION PIT AND MCCLOUD RIVERS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

O'Brien(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Pit(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity 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 Shasta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 004W 21,25,26,35 California

Comments on the location information

  • SITE INUMDATED BY SHASTA LAKE; UTM EST. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE CAME FROM SHASTA IRON COMPANY.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.31387, 40.76318
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED PIG IRON FROM 1907-1914, THEN FERROMAGANESE AND FERRO SILICON UNTIC END OF WAR. IRON ORE USED AVG. 68% FE, 1-2% SIO2

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EGENHOFF, E.L., 1948; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE IRON-ORE RESOURCES OF CA; IRON RESOURCES OF CA. BULL. 129, DIV. OF MINES, P. 296

  • Deposit

    LYDON, P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974: MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES SHASTA COUNTY; CA. DIV. MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPT. 6, P. 132.

  • Production

    LYDON AND O'BRIEN, 1974

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATED AN ELECTRIC SMELTER AT HEROULT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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