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Section 13 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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028486
MRDS ID M005473
Record type Site
Current site name Section 13 Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Southern Pacific Prop., April Fool ?, Happy Hollow
Related records 10235206

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.36244, 39.76544 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Soapstone Hill(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)

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 Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 022N 005E 13 NE California

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT ON RIDGE BETWEEN FRENCH AND HAPHAZARD CREEKS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result 20 - 30 % CR2O3

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.36244, 39.76544
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Big Bar Mountain Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. K. Mezker
    Home office Oroville, Ca.
    First year 1946

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Material ORE CR
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^20 - 30 % Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 25wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1941
    Total resources 1000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 20 wt-pct Chromium Major 1941

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 277

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF AN OPEN CUT 30 FT WIDE AND 10 FT DEEP EXTENDING ALONG THE RIDGE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ALONG THESTRIKE OF THE ORE BODY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B.134 III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 277

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 21

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 277

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE ZONE ESTIMATED TO BE 100 FT LONG, 30 FT WIDE, 10FT DEEP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1983 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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