Ellingwood and Vogelsang Mine

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028685
MRDS ID M005821
Record type Site
Current site name Ellingwood and Vogelsang Mine
Related records 10259647

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.77212, 38.16741 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT A MI. N OF THE VOGELGESANG MINE AND A LITTLE OVER 1/2 A MI. S OF THE CALAVERAS RIVER ON AN E SLOPE NEAR THE BASE OF A RIDGE IN THE SE1/4 OF THE SEC.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 011E 28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.77212, 38.16741

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DEBRIS OBSCURES ANY CHROMITE THAT MAY STILL BE IN PLACE; SHAPE AND ATTITUDE OF ORE BODY UNKNOWN. COUNTRY ROCK IS SHEARED SAXONITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valley Springs Area

Comments on the production information

  • SAID TO HAVE BEEN OVER 200 TONS; OPERATED DURING WWI; RESERVES APPEAR TO BE SMALL. WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN CUT AND A SHORT DRIFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 49 AND PL. 5; B. 76, P. 123

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 129 AND PL. D

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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