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Flynn and Woods 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 10043625
MRDS ID M100429
Record type Site
Current site name Flynn and Woods Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.90353, 39.4521 (WGS84)
Elevation 1195
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 5 MILES DIRECTLY SW OF ALLEGHANY, CA., Assumed Spot Center Sw, Sect. 6, Assumed Spot Center Sw, Sect. 6

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sierra(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pike(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 Sierra

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 010E 06 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.90353, 39.4521
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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 Forest Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Flynn Brothers And J. J. Woods
    Home office Alleghany, Ca
    First year 1918

Comments on development

  • APPROX. 5 LT ORE WAS MINED FROM THIS PROSPECT.

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

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