| Deposit ID | 10259711 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M007838 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060150107 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Camp Eight Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | St. Patrick Claim |
| Related records | 10092099 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.87945, 41.76512 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 838 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Del Norte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 016 N | 003 E | 19 | C | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Penninite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Uvarovite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided) |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Gordon Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. H. Bennett And J. K. Remsen |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | California Chrome Co. During World War 1 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060150107 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M007838 | MAS references MRDS |
WELLS,F.G.,ET AL,1946,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.1,CHAP.1,P.59-6
O'BRIEN,J.C.,1952,CAL.JOUR MINES AND GEOL VOL.48,NO.4,P.269,
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE IS CONSPICOUS EVIDENCE OF LANDSLIDING AND CREEPING IN VICINITY.INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS IT IS REPORTED THAT 100 LONG TONSOF ORE WAS LEFT ON THE DUMP 18,AND THAT IN 1937 THIS ORE WAS SOLD BY C.O.MORELLE TO C.FI |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Hayashi | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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