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Star and Rough and Ready

Producer 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109204
MRDS ID M007469
Record type Site
Current site name Star and Rough and Ready
Related records 10235302

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.99394, 41.81954 (WGS84)

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 31 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.99394, 41.81954
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL PRODUCTION

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT. 1952, P. 292

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROUGH & READY # 4 & 5 & STAR NOS. 1-4. BLUE GRAVEL NOS 9 & 10 & B.G. FROM 9 - DEC. 9 - 30888 (SAC 06004-E) - NON MINERAL - NO DISCOVERY AS ALL DEP. APPARENTLY EXHAUSTED. SMALL VALUE IN GOLD NOT SUFFICIENT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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