| Deposit ID | 10114293 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M005523 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060070240 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lone Star Claim |
| Related records | 10028511 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.28635, 39.69428 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 968 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butte(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brush Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Plumas National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Butte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 021 N | 006 E | 10 | NE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -121.28635, 39.69428 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| District name | Feather River District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. A. Pope-1942 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dow Day Of Berry Creek During W. W. I. |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. S. Means Worked Claim In 1941 Prior To Pope'S Claim |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | V. F. Rodgers Leased Property From Pope In 1943. |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060070240 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M005523 | MAS references MRDS |
CAL.DIV MINES GEOL BULL.134,PT3, CHAP.2 & PL5
CAL DIV MINES GEOL BULL 145,PL.2
CAL STATE MINERALOGIST REPT 21P. 165 1925
CAL.COUNTY REPT NO.2,P.22,129 &PLD 1963
COOP WAR MINERAL INVEST.PROJ CALAVERAS CO NO.4, TALIAFERRO 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORDS ARE SKETCHY AS TO WHO LEASED THIS CLAIM FROM POPE. V.F.RODGERS SHIPPED 22.1 LONG TONS OF ORE TO OROVILLE STOCKP RODGERS REPTED HIS SOURCE AS DAY CLAIM,AND THE LOCATION COIN WITH THE LONE STAR CLAIM. RYNEARSON ASSUMES DEPOSIT CONTAIN RVES. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-MAY-1986 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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