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Occurrence in Placer 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. Links to other databases
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031990
MRDS ID M012022
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.71121, 39.06016 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Michigan Bluff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(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 Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.71121, 39.06016
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROD. REPORTED FOR THE FOLLOWING MINES - LOC. UNIDENTIFIED. FOREST HILL DIST (DOM). CAPITAL CO - R55, P161; R56 P.138; PITT 47 - P161; R56 USBM MIN YB. V. 3, 1955, P. 223; 1956 P. 229. TWO CEDARS - R.55, P. 161, R56 P138; USBM MIN YB 1956 P.229; ANACONDA - R56 P.130; FORESTHILL -ASHLAND MNG. CO. - USBM MIN. YB. - 1953 P.217; DAWASENS - PIONEER DIST; EISENHOWER OPEN PIT - USBM MIN YB 1953, P.225; 1955, P.223; 1956, P. 229; MESH BLUFF - MAIN LOAD - MNG ENTERPRISES - USBM MIN YB 1955 P.223

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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