| Lat / long: | 40.24124, -122.9011 |
| Primary: | Chromium |
| Tertiary: | Ruthenium, Platinum, Iridium, Rhodium, Palladium |
| Ore: | Chromite |
| Orebody form: | MASSIVE LENSES |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1917 |
| Last production ended: | 1955 |
| Host rock: | Knoxville Formation |
| Host type: | Dunite |
| Associated rock: | Beegum Creek Ultramafic Body |
| Associated type: | Peridotite |
| Tectonic: | Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Rattlesnake Creek Terrane |
| Alteration processes: | Partial To Complete Serpentinization |
| MRDS | M100231 |
| DEP | 10098551 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 159-163, 168.}{Deposit:: CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.}{Deposit:: BRADLEY, W.W., HUGUENIN, EMILE, LOGAN, C.A., TUCKER, W.B., AND WARING, C.A., 1918, MANGANESE AND CHROMIUM IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 76, P. 208-209.}{Production:: WELLS AND HAWKES, 1965} |
| Reporter | Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.), Peterson, Jocelyn A. |