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Wolf Creek Claim

Past Producer in Plumas county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10213329
MAS/MILS ID 0060630222
Record type Site
Current site name Wolf Creek Claim
Alternate or previous names Gold Stripes Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -121.02935, 40.15237 (WGS84)
Elevation 1598
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Plumas(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canyondam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lake Almanor(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

East Branch North 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Plumas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027 N 008 E 36 NESWSE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Goethite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -121.02935, 40.15237
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 50S
    Length 150M
    Width 3M
    Area 1HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N60W:50S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 810326

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Lake Almanor

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George Naseath
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1976
    First year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Samuel Altshuler
    Home office California
    Year 1975
    First year 1918

Comments on the production information

  • PAST PRODUCTION UNCERTAIN--APPROX250-350 TONS 30-34% C50 OWNER OF THE WOLF CREEK CLAIM IS GEORGE NASEATH RTE 1 BOX A7 VILLE CA 95947 1975 MUCH OF THE PRODUCTION APPEARS TOHAVE BEEN FROM FLOAT INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS ANALYSIS BY CDMG IN 1976 GAVE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES-MASSIVE 2 03.26,CR2O3 38.37,FEO 09.68,TOTAL FE 12.07,AL203 25.98,MGO CR/FE 2.80.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Percentage 40
    Tertiary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Percentage 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDM&G BULL 134 GEOL INVEST OF CHROMITE IN CALIF PT3 SIERRA N

  • Deposit

    CHAPT 5 PLUMAS CO PP 289-290 1953RYNEARSON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-NOV-84 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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