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Bernett Property

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029681
MRDS ID M007378
Record type Site
Current site name Bernett Property
Related records 10114885

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.95435, 38.61823 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4 SW1/4. LOCATED 4 MILES SW OF SHINGLE SPRINGS, ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Latrobe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(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 009N 009E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Soapstone Ore

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Frank Harris

Comments on the production information

  • SOAPSTONE HAS BEEN MINED INTERMITTENTLY AT THIS LOCATION SINCE 1953 AND WAS IN OPERATION IN 1956. THE MATERIAL IS TRUCKED IN CRUDE FORM TO BERKELEY WHERE IT IS GROUND FOR USE AS AN INSECTICIDE CARRIER.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT APPROX. 100 FT. LONG 40-60 FT. WIDE, 10 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 455-56, 588, PL. 10

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES MIN. YEARBOOK 1956, V. 3, P. 214

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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