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Fossow Property

Occurrence in Mariposa 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 10030840
MRDS ID M009291
Record type Site
Current site name Fossow Property
Related records 10236521

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.23182, 37.73964 (WGS84)
Relative position NE1/4 (AT PENON BLANCO)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mariposa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coulterville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Merced(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mariposa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002S 016E 29 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.23182, 37.73964
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Oro Rico Mines Co.
    Home office C/O A. D. Vencile

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1918, ABOUT 600 POUNDS OF ORE HAD BEEN RECOVERED, BUT NONE WAS EVER SHIPPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, PP. 61, 223

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 134, PT. III, JUNE, 1948, P. 14

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY NOW PART OF PATENTED CLAIMS OWNED BY ORO RICO MINES CO. LOCATION IS IMMEDIATELY AT THE CROSSROADS.

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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