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Grumpy

Occurrence in Del Norte 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029772
MRDS ID M007540
Record type Site
Current site name Grumpy
Related records 10115469

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.87337, 41.75482 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hurdygurdy Butte(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 016N 003E 30 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.87337, 41.75482
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C. H. Bennett And J. K. Remsen
    First year 1942

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 150 TONS OF CHROMITE SHIPPED IN 1942. IDLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER CUTS AND TWO SHORT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT. 1952, P. 288

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 134, PART I, CHAP. 1, P. 61

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ORE SEEN IN PLACE EXCEPT IN SOUTH ADIT WHERE 9 INCHES OF MEDIUM-GRAINED CHROMITE MIXED WITH A LITTLE KAMMERERITE, TALC, MAGNESITE AND SERPENTINE WERE SEEN. ON DUMP IS BANDED MATERIAL MADE UP OF LAYERS FROM ONE TO SEVERAL INCHES THICK IN WHICH NEARLY BARREN DUNITE ALTERNATES WITH ORE CONTAINING 10 TO 20% CHROMITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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