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High Dome Holiday Skyline

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029795
MRDS ID M007569
Record type Site
Current site name High Dome Holiday Skyline

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.85837, 41.93788 (WGS84)
Elevation 777
Relative position NW1/4 AT HEAD OF WEST FK PATRICKS CR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shelly Creek Ridge(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 018N 003E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.85837, 41.93788
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner E. A. Carlson And Leon Dressler

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPMENTS TOTALING 275 LONG TONS AVERAGING 44.6 PERCENT CR2O3 WITH CHROMIUM IRON RATIO OF 2.48, MADE IN 1942; IN 1948 3 CARLOADS SHIPPED WHICH AVERAGED 48 PERCENT CR2O3 WITH CHROMIUM IRON RATIO OF 2.7. IN 1951 ABOUT 200 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED WHICH AVERAGED 48.8 PERCENT CR2O3 WITH CHROMIUM-IRON RATIO OF 3.4. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATORS, THE DEPOSIT WAS MINED OUT. FIVE CLAIMS.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT. 1955, PP. 272,289

  • Deposit

    B. 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P 43-44

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 995-C, P. 121

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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