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Taylor Ranch

Producer in Amador 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109101
MRDS ID M004913
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Ranch
Related records 10211681

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.91269, 38.49129 (WGS84)
Relative position NE 1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Irish Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007N 010E 06 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.91269, 38.49129
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pete Hoff
    First year 1918
  • Type Owner
    Owner Detert, W. F. (Estate)
    First year 1953

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 40 TONS OF ORE WAS MINED. LITTLE VISIBLE ORE REMAINS AND PROBABLY RESERVES ARE NEGLIGIBLE

Comments on the workings information

  • FOUR SHALLOW PITS SCATTERED ALONG A LINE ABOUT 100 FT. LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP, 2, P. 56

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P.235

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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