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Fields and Stoker Mine

Producer in Calaveras 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109131
MRDS ID M005693
Record type Site
Current site name Fields and Stoker Mine
Related records 10211743

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.82713, 38.26824 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1/2 MI. SE OF WARD AND LYONS MINE ON W SIDE OF MCAFEE GULCH IN THE SE1/4 OF THE SEC.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005N 010E 24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.82713, 38.26824
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SMALL LENSES OF COARSE-GRAINED MASSIVE CHROMITE IN SERPENTINIZED DUNITE TREND ABOUT N. 35 DEG. E. AND DIP 70 DEG. NE. LITTLE ORE REMAINS IN SIGHT, BUT ABOUT 3 TONS ARE STOCKPILED ON THE DUMP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pardee Area

Comments on the production information

  • NEAR END OF JULY 1918, 48 LONG TONS OF 42.45% CHROMIC OXIDE HAS BEEN SHIPPED; 45 TONS ON DUMP AWAITING SHIPMENT. 3 SMALL PITS AND AN INCLINED SHAFT ABOUT 25' DEEP. RESERVES ARE PROBABLY SMALL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 51 AND PL. 5

  • Deposit

    FOLIO 11, JACKSON

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 129 AND PL. D

Reporter information

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

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