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Christian Place Occurrence

Past Producer in Butte 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028459
MRDS ID M005430
Record type Site
Current site name Christian Place Occurrence
Related records 10211527

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.54467, 39.81293 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot Center Ne Of Ne, 32

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paradise East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023N 004E 32 NE OF NE California

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT ABOUT 3/4 MILE EAST OF SAWMILL PEAK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE 52.97 % CR2O3
Result CR TO FE RATIO 2.98 TO 1

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.54467, 39.81293
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Magalia Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Glover, A. M. And Parkeson, R.
  • Type Owner
    Owner R. E. Miller
    Home office Yankee Hill, Ca.

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Material ORE CR
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^52.97 % Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 53wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES AND TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B.134 III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 273

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY , NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 22

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT.3,CHAPT.5,P. 273

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURS IN IRREGULAR MASSES IN RED CLAY AND SOIL WHICH WAS DERIVED FROM WEATHERING SERPENTINE IN PLACE. ORE ZONE APPROX. 150 FT LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-83 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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