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Weisgien Property , Moulton Prospects

Occurrence in Nevada 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092416
MRDS ID M011430
Record type Site
Current site name Weisgien Property , Moulton Prospects
Related records 10285689

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.98381, 39.13239 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position SW1/4, Assumed Spot Center Sw Of Sw, Sect. 21

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chicago Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 009E 21 SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.98381, 39.13239
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mining district

District name Chicago Park Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. S. Moulton

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS OF MASSIVE ORE WAS TAKEN FROM THE SHAFT WHERE A 10-INCH ZONE OF DISSEMINATED ORE WITH OCCASIONAL "BUNCHES" OF MASSIVE ORE HAD BEEN OPENED.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 12 FT. DEEP AND SEVERAL SMALL PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, PP. 246-7, PL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOULTON LEASED PATENTED LAND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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