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Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029634
MRDS ID M007306
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.09104, 38.80435 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 008E 09,16 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.09104, 38.80435
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • LITTLE IS KNOWN OF HISTORY OR PRODUCTION EXCEPT THAT SMALL AMOUNTS OF ORE HAS BEEN SHIPPED FROM SOME OF THEM, PROBABLY DURING WWI.

Comments on the workings information

  • ABOUT A DOZEN SMALL PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP 4, PP. 152-153, AUBURN 1954

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS IN SEC. 16 MAY BE ON THE DOBBAS PROPERTY (SEE CARD FOR SECS. 15, 16, 22). TAILINGS ON MAP AT GOOSE FLAT, N1/4 COR SEC. 16 AND S1/4 COR. SEC. 9, AND SE1/4 SEC. 8 AT WHISKEY BAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative California resources

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