| Deposit ID | 10211527 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M005430 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060070142 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Christian Place |
| Related records | 10028459 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.54386, 39.81237 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 945 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butte(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Paradise East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)
Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Butte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 023 N | 004 E | 32 | NENE | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -121.54386, 39.81237 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1943 |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| District name | Magalia District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. E. Miller-Owner 1943 |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Lessor |
|---|---|
| Owner | Miller, R. E. |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Lessee/Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Glover, A. M. |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Lessee/Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Parkeson, R. |
| Home office | California |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060070142 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M005430 | MAS references MRDS |
RYNEARSON,G.A.,1953,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP 5,P.273
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL THE ORE FOUND IN THE EARLY OPERATIONS OCCURRED AS IRREGULAR SES IN RED CLAY AND SOIL. THE REDCLAY WAS DERIVED FROM THE W NG OF SERPENTINE. ABOUT 10 LONG TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN MINED. POSIT YIELDED 31.4 LONG TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 52.97 PERCEN AND 12.17 PERCENT FE,WITH A RATIOOF CRTO FE=2.98 IT IS ASSUMED BY RYNEARSON THAT THE DEPOSIT WAS WORKED OUT INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-MAY-1986 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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