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Twin Chrome Hill Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043526
MRDS ID M100304
Record type Site
Current site name Twin Chrome Hill Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.51472, 41.15874 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 12 MILES NE OF CARRVILLE, CA., Assumed Spot Center Ne, Sect. 14, Assumed Spot Center Ne, Sect. 14, Assumed Spot Center Ne, Sect. 14
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 038N 006W 14 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.51472, 41.15874
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Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1939

Mining district

District name Crow Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Chestang, Emile
    Home office Mt. Shasta, Ca.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M100304

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERILL, C.V., 1941, CDMG 37TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 37, P. 20

  • Production

    CDMG 37TH REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 37, P. 20.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHROMITE OUTCROPPED FOR A LENGTH OF OVER 12 FT AND HAD A WIDTH OF 4 FT.

Reporter information

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