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Davey 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031771
MRDS ID M011246
Record type Site
Current site name Davey Prospect
Related records 10212966, 10189213

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.05076, 39.2235 (WGS84)
Elevation 768
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position NW1/4, Assumed Spot Center Nw 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 NW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.05076, 39.2235
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nevada City - Grass Valley Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C. W. And W. J. Jenkins

Comments on the production information

  • LESSEES MINED ONLY 2 OR 3 LONG TONS IN 1918.

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT, 6 FT. IN DIAMETER.

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. 449

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPRISED 40 ACRES OF PATENTED LAND LEASED FROM J. DAVEY & SON.

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

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