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Hawkins

Past Producer in Del Norte 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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10260304
MRDS ID M007492
MAS/MILS ID 0060150013
Record type Site
Current site name Hawkins
Alternate or previous names Billy Boy, Divide, Divide Claim
Related records 10109206

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -123.97695, 41.75122 (WGS84)
Elevation 244

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 016 N 002 E 29 SENW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Uvarovite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -123.97695, 41.75122
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0M
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 820414

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1943
Year of first production 1943

Mining district

District name Gordon Mountain Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hawkins, William
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner C. H. Mcclendon
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WELLS,F.G.,ET AL,1946,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.1,CHAP.1,P.65-6

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN,J.C.,1952,CAL.JOUR MINE AND GEOL.VOL.48,NO.4,P.269

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WHEN HAWKINS LEASED THE MINE TO C.D.MCCLENDON HE MINED AND D 200 LONG TONS OF ORE INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-OCT-1988 Hayashi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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