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Davis 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109154
MRDS ID M006012
Record type Site
Current site name Davis Mine
Related records 10235780

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.62545, 38.00908 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4 OF SEC.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salt Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 002N 012E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.62545, 38.00908
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN SHEARED SERPENTINE; FRAGMENTS OF MEDIUM-GRAINED MASSIVE CHROMITE ARE SCATTERED ABOUT THE VARIOUS DUMPS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Creek Area

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT 225 LONG TONS PROBABLY WORKED OUT. LAST WORKED IN 1918. WORKINGS IN TWO GROUPS: NORTH GROUP CONSISTS OF OPEN CUT AND SOME CAVED UNDERGROUND WORKINGS; SOUTH GROUP CONSISTS OF 3 OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 46 AND PL. 5; B. 76, P. 121

  • Deposit

    REPT. 21, P. 165

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 41, PL. 3 AND P. 52

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ADD. REF. NO.4. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 128 AND PL. D; USGS MAP GQ-222; GP-561

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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