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Pillikin Chrome Mine

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Nickel
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033795
MRDS ID M020440
Record type Site
Current site name Pillikin Chrome Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.08686, 38.78128 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 008E 28 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 28

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.08686, 38.78128
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: REPORT OF GARNIERITE IN SILICEOUS LATERITIC SOIL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EL DORADO CO. REPT.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE REPT. - NICKEL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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