The High Dome Holiday Skyline is a chromium mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,549 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
Elevation: 2,549 Feet (777 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.93806, -123.85722
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High Dome Holiday Skyline MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: High Dome Holiday Skyline
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. A. Carlson And Leon Dressler
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Production): SHIPMENTS TOTALING 275 LONG TONS AVERAGING 44.6 PERCENT CR2O3 WITH CHROMIUM IRON RATIO OF 2.48, MADE IN 1942; IN 1948 3 CARLOADS SHIPPED WHICH AVERAGED 48 PERCENT CR2O3 WITH CHROMIUM IRON RATIO OF 2.7. IN 1951 ABOUT 200 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED WHICH AVERAGED 48.8 PERCENT CR2O3 WITH CHROMIUM-IRON RATIO OF 3.4. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATORS, THE DEPOSIT WAS MINED OUT. FIVE CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 4, OCT. 1955, PP. 272,289
Reference (Deposit): B. 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P 43-44
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 995-C, P. 121
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