Big Bend Occurrence

Butte County, California, United States

Chromium

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Description

W.S. Day

Commodities

PrimaryChromium

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeS

Orebody formLENSE

Materials

Ore mineralsChromite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Last production1918

Discovery year1917

Identification

Deposit ID10028512

MRDS IDM005524

Alternate namesNorris and Noyes Property 1917

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates39.69238, -121.27799

References

CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 134 III, CHAPTER 5 (1953) P. 283SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 20CDMG BULL 134, PT.3, CHAPT. 5, P. 283