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Great Northern Railroad Deposit

Occurrence in Modoc county in California, United States with commodity Stone
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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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031379
MRDS ID M010105
Record type Site
Current site name Great Northern Railroad Deposit
Related records 10261986

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.38191, 41.67846 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4 SW1/4.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Modoc(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Caldwell Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tulelake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Alturas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lost(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Modoc 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 Modoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 044N 005E 03 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinders Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.38191, 41.67846
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service

Comments on the production information

  • FOREST SERVICE SELLS THE CINDERS TO THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD WHICH USES THEM AS BALLAST AND BANK-WIDENING FOR THEIR LINE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 174, P. 29

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CINDERS RANGE IN COLOR FROM BLACK TO RED, ARE ANGULAR, AND RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1/4 INCH TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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