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Mule Creek Occurrence

Past Producer in Trinity 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. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043498
MRDS ID M100272
Record type Site
Current site name Mule Creek Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.81194, 40.87985 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot At Center Of Ne, Sect. 19.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Covington Mill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity 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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 035N 008W 19 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYSIS OF ORE SHIPPED IN 1942.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result 44.4% CR2O3
Result 10.88% FE. CR TO FE RATIO 2.81 TO 1

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.81194, 40.87985
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN A LARGE PERIDOTITE BODY THAT COVERS APPROX. 300 SQ. MILES OF NE TRINITY CO.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Trinity Alps Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Whitt, W. C.
    First year 1945

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^44.40% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 44wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WELLS, F.G. AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, CDMG BULL 134, PART 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 173, 178, 179

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 1, CHAPT. 3, P. 179

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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