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Baker Prospect

Occurrence in Nevada 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. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031770
MRDS ID M011245
Record type Site
Current site name Baker Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.04159, 39.2235 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position NE1/4, Assumed Spot Center Ne, Sect. 26

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grass Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 008E 26 NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.04159, 39.2235
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mining district

District name Nevada City - Grass Valley Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner D. Whilden

Comments on the production information

  • NO ORE SHIPPED.

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 SMALL OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, P. 244, PL. 13

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 444

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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