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High Divide Laterite

Occurrence in Del Norte county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Nickel
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10284384
MAS/MILS ID 0060150252
Record type Site
Current site name High Divide Laterite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.04946, 41.90792 (WGS84)
Elevation 745
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Del Norte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

High Divide(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Crescent City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crescent City(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 018 N 001 E 34 S2NESW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -124.04946, 41.90792
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MOST OF SECTION 34 AND THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 3 IS COVERED BY A THIN,ROCKY MANTLE OF LATERITE TO AN ESTIMATED DEPTH FO 2 FEET. ONTH THE APPARENTLY THICKER ACCUMULATIONS ARE ENTERED AS A RESOURCE ON THIS MATRIX

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    WELLS, R.G., CATER, F.W.JR, RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946,

  • Reserve-Resource

    CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA:

  • Reserve-Resource

    CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 1,

  • Reserve-Resource

    CHAP 1, 76P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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