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Chrome Center No. 1, 2, 3 Claims

Occurrence in Trinity 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. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043516
MRDS ID M100293
Record type Site
Current site name Chrome Center No. 1, 2, 3 Claims
Alternate or previous names Chrome King No. 1, 2, 3, Eagles Nest No. 1, 2, 3, Green Chrome Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.08139, 40.37485 (WGS84)
Elevation 1090
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 3 MILES SW OF WILDWOOD, CA., Assumbed Spot At Junction Of Sects. 10, 11, 14, 15

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pony Buck Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garberville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
029N;029N;029N;029N 011W;011W;011W;011W 10;11;14;15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.08139, 40.37485
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ONE OF SEVERAL DIKE LIKE PERIDOTITE BODIES THAT ARE NW TRENDING ACROSS CENTRAL TO SW TRINITY CO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Hayfork Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Eslinger, Clem H.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Collins, Major M. W.
    Home office Wildwood, Ca

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT WORTH #1000 RECORDED BY OWNER IN 1955.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN, J.C., 1965, CDMG COUNTY REPORT NO. 4, P. 56

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A GROUP OF 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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