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Peirano Ranch Commercial Mineral and Mining Co.

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109165
MRDS ID M006208
Record type Site
Current site name Peirano Ranch Commercial Mineral and Mining Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.49683, 38.05241 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MI. N OF CARSON HILL; NW1/4 SW1/4

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbia(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 013E 01 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Soapstone Ore
Talc Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.49683, 38.05241
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SOAPSTONE DEPOSIT. MOST OF THE ROCK HAS BEEN MAPPED AS ANKERITE-TALC SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL TONS. DEPOSIT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS IN 1925; NOW IDLE AND ALL EQUIPMENT REMOVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. V. 32, NO. 3, P. 235

  • Deposit

    REPT. 21, P. 171; SP. REPT. 41, P.45,52, & PL.3

  • Deposit

    MAP GQ-222

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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