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Rhodes, Byle, and Gribble Mining Property

Past Producer in Fresno 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043367
MRDS ID M100095
Record type Site
Current site name Rhodes, Byle, and Gribble Mining Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.6082, 36.31662 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot Sect. 36, Assumed Spot Sect. 36

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Rita Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018S 012E 36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.6082, 36.31662
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Period 19??-1917
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Low To High Grade (45% Cr2o3)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 45wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF OPEN CUT ON SLOPE OF RIDGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 76, P. 144-145

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 76, P. 144-145.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-80 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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