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Maguire Prospect

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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092463
MRDS ID M011814
Record type Site
Current site name Maguire Prospect
Related records 10261960

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.76797, 39.26267 (WGS84)
Elevation 1195
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position E1/2 SW1/4 (P. 240). PLATE 13 INDICATES DEPOSIT IN NW COR. SW1/4 SW1/4, Assumed Spot At Center E2 Of Sw, Sect. 8

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nevada(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Washington(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)

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 Nevada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 016N 011E 08 E2 OF SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.76797, 39.26267
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lowell Hill Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Williams Maguire

Comments on the production information

  • MAGUIRE REPORTED THAT HE MINED 2 1/2 LONG TONS OF ORE FROM THE LEASE IN 1918.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 134, PT. III, CHAP. 5, PP. 240-1, PL. 13

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY LEASED FROM LOWELL HILL GOLD MINES.

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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