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Wilder Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043387
MRDS ID M100126
Record type Site
Current site name Wilder Mine
Alternate or previous names Fish Creek, Man O'War Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.68558, 41.35761 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
Relative position 1 MI FROM FLINT VALLEY FOREST SERVICE ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fish Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hoopa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Klamath(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 004E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.68558, 41.35761
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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

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1942-1943
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^40% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 40wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • DEPOSIT MINED OUT AS OF 1944.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 18

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 188

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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