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Big Bend Occurrence

Past Producer in Butte county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028512
MRDS ID M005524
Record type Site
Current site name Big Bend Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Norris and Noyes Property 1917

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.27799, 39.69238 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot Sw Of Nw, 11
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 021N 006E 11 SW OF NW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.27799, 39.69238
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Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Discoverer W.S. Day
Year of last production 1918

Mining district

District name Middle Fork Of Feather River Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Brune, A. E.
    First year 1918
  • Type Owner
    Owner Southern Pacific Land Co.
    First year 1949

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Material ORE CR
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48 % Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 48wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1918 SHIPPED A TOTAL OF 90.4 LONG TONS OF ORE CONTAINING ABOUT 48 PERCENT CR2O3

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL OPEN CUTS (1918)

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M005524

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 134 III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 283

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 20

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT.3, CHAPT. 5, P. 283

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHOWS LITTLE PROMISE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-83 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey