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Drescher

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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029646
MRDS ID M007321
Record type Site
Current site name Drescher

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.0909, 38.78988 (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 20,21 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.0909, 38.78988
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner P. C. Drescher

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 405

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPORTED CHROMITE LOCATION. LAND PROBABLY NOW OWNED BY U. S. GOVERNMENT AS A FEDERAL RESERVOIR SITE. REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXII, P. 436, GIVES THIS AS THE LOCATION OF THE ZANTGRAF AND HOMESTEAD MINES (SEE CARD FOR SEC. 16 FOR ZANTGRAF) WITH HOLDINGS OF 254 ACRES.

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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