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Casserly Prospect

Occurrence in Sierra 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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043622
MRDS ID M100424
Record type Site
Current site name Casserly Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.87632, 39.57071 (WGS84)
Elevation 951
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 3 MILES DIRECTLY W. OF DOWNIEVILLE, CA., Assumed Spot Center E2, Sect. 29.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goodyears Bar(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Portola(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 Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 010E 29 E2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.87632, 39.57071
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Downieville Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Casserly, W. W.
    Home office Goodyears Bar, Ca.
    First year 1918

Comments on development

  • AS OF 1918, CASSERLY HAD MINED OR EXPOSED APPROX. 40 LT OF ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYNEARSON, G. A., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 260, 316

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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