Central Pac. R.R.

Occurrence in El Dorado 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029825
MRDS ID M007601
Record type Site
Current site name Central Pac. R.R.
Related records 10187346

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.93797, 38.87489 (WGS84)
Relative position E1/2 - ABOUT 2 MI. SW OF GREENWOOD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coloma(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South 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 012N 009E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.93797, 38.87489

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner D. O. Niegel

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE 1916-18 WHEN ABOUT 250 TONS OF ORE WERE MINED. ORE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE CONTAINED 35-41% CHROMITE, DEPENDING ON THE CARE WITH WHICH IT WAS SORTED. IT IS BELIEVED CHANCES FOR DISCOVERING OTHER ORE BODIES ARE FAVORABLE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 466

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP. 4, P. 160

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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