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Reported Deposit

Occurrence in Monterey 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030615
MRDS ID M008852
Record type Site
Current site name Reported Deposit
Related records 10284831

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.28486, 35.89885 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 NE1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Monterey(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Dark Hole(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paso Robles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Estrella(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Monterey

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023S 016E 30 California

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES CALCULATED FROM TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION. 100K Pasa Robles map location looks like might be White Mine. Lat/long location on topo map doesn't seem to fit Google Earth. Mine should be on County line.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.28486, 35.89885
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DISSEMINATED chromite. chromite float in serpentine landslide debris - shows little promise.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • About 60 tons shipped in 1955-56. concentrates averaged 49% Cr, 13% Fe, 5.4% SiO2.

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILL HOLES. Drilled prior to establishment of asbestos mill in 1961.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MIN. FOR IND. SO. CALIF., SO. PAC. CO. P. 12, MAP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 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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