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Rapid Fire Claim

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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031921
MRDS ID M011732
Record type Site
Current site name Rapid Fire Claim
Related records 10261944

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.8077, 39.34933 (WGS84)
Elevation 951
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position SW1/4, Assumed Spot Center Sw, Sect. 12

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 12 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.8077, 39.34933
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner T. B., R. F., J. M. Williamson, C. M. Cole

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION OF THIS DEPOSIT PROBABLY WAS INCLUDED WITH THAT OF THE RED LEDGE AND OTHER DEPOSITS OPERATED BY THE PARTNERSHIP, AS IT WAS NOT REPORTED SEPARATELY, BUT RESERVES ESTIMATED IN 1918 INDICATED THAT THE DEPOSIT COULD HAVE YIELDED AS MUCH AS 50 AND PERHAPS EVEN 100 LONG TONS OF ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIF., V. 2, P. 17

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

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