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Turtledove Chrome Mine

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 10031910
MRDS ID M011709
Record type Site
Current site name Turtledove Chrome Mine
Related records 10286267

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.80492, 39.36545 (WGS84)
Elevation 829
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position NE1/4 (?) SW1/4, Assumed Spot Center Ne Of Sw, Sect. 1

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yuba(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 017N 010E 01 NE OF SW California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON EAST SIDE OF POORMAN CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.80492, 39.36545
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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 Washington Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Walter Niles, Fred Miller, H. O. Kohler.

Comments on the production information

  • THE OPEN CUT WAS MINED IN 1917; DEPOSIT YIELDED 24 LONG TONS OF ORE CONTAINING ABOUT 52 PERCENT CR2O3. NILES MADE ONE REPORT THAT 9 LONG TONS OF ORE HAD BEEN MINED AND STOCKED IN 1918 AND ANOTHER THAT 5 TONS HAD BEEN SHIPPED THAT YEAR. TOTAL PRODUCTION AMTS. TO ABOUT 30 OR 35 LONG TONS OF ORE, MOST OF WHICH CAME FROM THE ORE BODY MINED FROM THE OPEN CUT.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT FROM 2 TO 4 FT. WIDE, 25 FT. LONG, 4 FT. DEEP; PIT 4 FT. WIDE, 6 FT. LONG, 5 FT. DEEP (PROSPECT)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, P. 237 AND PL. 13

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 466

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 16

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHOWS LIMITED PROMISE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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