California · Siskiyou County
Past Producer

Seiad Creek/Emma Bell

Siskiyou County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsChromite, Olivine, Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10237846
MRDS IDW017822
Alternate namesReddy No.2, No.14, Northern Klamath Mountains
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.91093, -123.14394
References
LIPPEN, B.R., WETZEL, NICHOLAS, AND HEINRICH, SILVIA; THEEMMA BELL DEPOSIT, SISKIYON COL, CALIF. A POSSIBLELOW-GRADE SOURCE OF CHROMITE. U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT83-816, 1983, 14PP.DRAVO CORP., ANALYSIS OF LARGE SCALE NON-COAL UNDERGROUNDMINING METHODS, BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 36-74,605PP.GARY MINING AND MILLING COMPANY., PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.OCT. 20, 1956.INCLINE MINING AND MILLING COMPANY, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.NOV. 7,1596.FRIZZEL,L., U.S. CHROME COMPANY, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.MAY 1979 THROUGH JUNE 1980.HEWELL,D.F.,1942, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON MISCELLANEOUSCHROMITE DEPOSITS: USGS IN-HOUSE REPORT.O'BRIEN,J.C., REPORT NO. 212, AUGUST 19,1954.O'BRIEN,J.C., SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO 212., JULY 13, 1955.O'BRIEN,J.C., SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO 212., AUGUST 30, 1956.RYNEARSON,G.A.,SMITH,C.T., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THESEIAD QUADRANGLE, SISKIYOU COUNTY CALIFORNIA, USGSBULL. 922-D.SALT LAKE CITY METALLURGY RESEARCH CENTER QUARTERLY REPORT,FY 1979, SECOND QUARTER, P.18-21.STINSON,M;,1975, DATA RECEIVED UNDER BUMINES CONTRACT NO.G0254022.STRAAM ENGINEERS,INC., CAPITAL AND OPERATING COST ESTIMATINGSYSTEM HANDBOOK, BUMINES CONTRACT NO. J0255026,1977.STRICKLER,M., U.S. CHROME COMPANY, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONWEIBELT,F.J.,AND RICHER,J.,1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE SEIADCREEK CHROMITE DEPOSITS, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,US BUMINES RI 4619.WELLS,F.G.,ET.AL., 1945., CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SEIAD ANDMCGUFFY CREEKS, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; USGS BULL.938-B, 62P.WETZEL,N., THE SEIAD CREEK AND EMMA BELL CHROMITE DEPOSITS,SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. US BUMINES MAS DEPOSITREPORT, JUNE 1980.