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Surprise Mine

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098572
MRDS ID M100569
Record type Site
Current site name Surprise Mine
Alternate or previous names No. 4 of 5 Claims In Saddle Blanket Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.32652, 36.88606 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot In Sect. 14, Assumed Spot In Sect. 14, Assumed Spot In Sect. 14

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trimmer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper King(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012S 024E 14;15 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.32652, 36.88606
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Width 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF WATTS VALLEY OCCUR ON THE EASTERN LIMB OF A SYNCLINAL, NE PLUNGING ULTRAMAFIC SILL. THE EASTERN LIMB, KNOWN AS HOG MTN, IS A LITTLE OVER A MILE WIDE, WHILE THE WESTERN LIMB, WHICH FORMS RED MTN, AVERAGES 3 MILES WIDE. THE TWO LIMBS JOIN TO THE NW AND TOGETHER FORM A DISCONTINUOUS TRIANGULAR EXPOSURE OF PERIDOTITE 10 MILES LONG AND 8 MILES WIDE ACROSS THE BASE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Watts Valley Area

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATIONS DISCONTINUED AFTER 1916 PRODUCTION.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OPEN CUT 31 FT LONG AND AN ADIT 22 FT LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 90

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 90.

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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