Seiad Creek/Emma Bell

The Seiad Creek/Emma Bell is a chromium mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,501 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Seiad Creek/Emma Bell
Secondary: Reddy No.2
Secondary: No.14
Secondary: Northern Klamath Mountains

Commodity

Primary: Chromium

Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Hamburg

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Asamera Minerals (U. S.), Inc.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: U.S. Chrome
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1980

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Strip-Hillside
Milling Method: Gravity
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Olivine

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1C1=M2C1+M3C1+M4C1+M5C1+M6C1+M7C1 M1C1=TOTAL RESOURCE AT 0 PCT CUT OFF M1C2=M2C2+M3C2+M4C2+M5C2+M6C2+M7C2 M1C2=TOTAL RESOURCE AT 1 PCT CUT OFF M1C3=M2C5+M3C5+M4C5+M5C5+M6C3+M7C3 M1C3=TOTAL RESOURCE AT PCT CUT OFF- (3 PCT CUT OFF ON MAT 6-SEIAD CREEK) M1C4=M2C6+M3C6+M4C6+M5C6+M6C4+M7C3 M1C4=TOTAL RESOURCE AT 10 PCT CUT OFF M2C1=UPPER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M2C2=UPPER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF 2C3=UPPER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M2C4=UPPER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M2C5=UPPER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M2C6=UPPER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M2C7=UPPER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M3C1=LOWER EMMA BELL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M3C2=LOWER EMMA BELL @ 1 PCT CUT OFF M3C3=LOWER MMA BELL @ 2 PCT CUT OFF M3C4=LOWER EMMA BELL @ 3 PCT CUT OFF M3C5=LOWER EMMA BELL @ 5 PCT CUT OFF M3C6=LOWER EMMA BELL @ 10 PCT CUT OFF M3C7=LOWER EMMA BELL @ 20 PCT CUT OFF M4C1=UPPER LOWER EXT @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M4C2=UPPER LOWER EXT @ 1 PCT CUT OFF M4C3=UPPER LOWER EXT @ 2 PCT CUT OFF M4C4=UPPER LOWER EXT @ 3 PCT CUT OFF M4C5=UPPER LOWER EXT @ 5 PCT CUT OFF M4C6=UPPER LOWER EXT @ 10 PCT CUT OFF M4C7=UPPER LOWER EXT @ 20 PCT CUT OFF M5C1=EMMA BELL TAIL @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M5C2=EMMA BELL TAIL @ 1 PCT CUT OFF M5C3=EMMA BELL TAIL @ 2 PCT CUT OFF M5C4=EMMA BELL TAIL @ 3 PCT CUT OFF M5C5=EMMA BELL TAIL @ 5 PCT CUT OFF M5C6=EMMA BELL TAIL @ 20 PCT CUT OFF M6C1=SEIAD CREEK @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M6C2=SEIAD CREEK @ 1 PCT CUT OFF M6C3=SEIAD CREEK @ 3 PCT CUT OFF M6C4=SEIAD CREEK @ 5 PCT CUT OFF M6C5=SEIAD CREEK @ 20 PCT CUT OFF M7C1=MTN VIEW # 11 @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M7C2=MTN VIEW #11 @ 0 PCT CUT OFF M7C3=MTN VIEW #11 @ 5 PCT CUT OFF M7C4=MTN VIEW #11 @ 20 PCT CUT OFF

References

Reference (Deposit): MAY 1979 THROUGH JUNE 1980.

Reference (Deposit): HEWELL,D.F.,1942, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUS

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN,J.C., REPORT NO. 212, AUGUST 19,1954.

Reference (Deposit): INCLINE MINING AND MILLING COMPANY, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): NOV. 7,1596.

Reference (Deposit): FRIZZEL,L., U.S. CHROME COMPANY, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): STINSON,M;,1975, DATA RECEIVED UNDER BUMINES CONTRACT NO.

Reference (Deposit): G0254022.

Reference (Deposit): STRAAM ENGINEERS,INC., CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATING

Reference (Deposit): SYSTEM HANDBOOK, BUMINES CONTRACT NO. J0255026,1977.

Reference (Deposit): STRICKLER,M., U.S. CHROME COMPANY, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Reference (Deposit): WEIBELT,F.J.,AND RICHER,J.,1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE SEIAD

Reference (Deposit): US BUMINES RI 4619.

Reference (Deposit): MCGUFFY CREEKS, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; USGS BULL.

Reference (Deposit): 938-B, 62P.

Reference (Deposit): SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. US BUMINES MAS DEPOSIT

Reference (Deposit): REPORT, JUNE 1980.

Reference (Deposit): SEIAD QUADRANGLE, SISKIYOU COUNTY CALIFORNIA, USGS

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 922-D.

Reference (Deposit): SALT LAKE CITY METALLURGY RESEARCH CENTER QUARTERLY REPORT,

Reference (Deposit): FY 1979, SECOND QUARTER, P.18-21.

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN,J.C., SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO 212., JULY 13, 1955.

Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN,J.C., SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO 212., AUGUST 30, 1956.

Reference (Deposit): 605PP.

Reference (Deposit): GARY MINING AND MILLING COMPANY., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.

Reference (Deposit): OCT. 20, 1956.

Reference (Deposit): LIPPEN, B.R., WETZEL, NICHOLAS, AND HEINRICH, SILVIA; THE

Reference (Deposit): EMMA BELL DEPOSIT, SISKIYON COL, CALIF. A POSSIBLE

Reference (Deposit): 83-816, 1983, 14PP.

Reference (Deposit): DRAVO CORP., ANALYSIS OF LARGE SCALE NON-COAL UNDERGROUND

Reference (Deposit): MINING METHODS, BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 36-74,

Reference (Deposit): RYNEARSON,G.A.,SMITH,C.T., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE

Reference (Deposit): CREEK CHROMITE DEPOSITS, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,

Reference (Deposit): WELLS,F.G.,ET.AL., 1945., CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SEIAD AND

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL,N., THE SEIAD CREEK AND EMMA BELL CHROMITE DEPOSITS,

Reference (Deposit): LOW-GRADE SOURCE OF CHROMITE. U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): CHROMITE DEPOSITS: USGS IN-HOUSE REPORT.

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