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Southern Pacific Property

Producer in Placer 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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110856
MRDS ID W024405
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Pacific Property
Related records 10213198

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.74269, 39.07795 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Michigan Bluff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 014N 011E 09 NW California

Comments on the location information

  • WORKINGS WERE LOCATED IN NE OF NW, 09; N2 OF SW OF NW 09; NW OF NW, 09.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.74269, 39.07795
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Forest Hill Divide Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner H. Kirchmann
    First year 1944
  • Type Owner
    Owner Southern Pacific Land Co.
    First year 1944

Production statistics

  • Year 1942
    Material ORE CR
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^38.75 % Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 39wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF PITS, TRENCHES AND SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOM SR 67 PLS 1 3 BULL 134 PT 3 CHAP 5 P 223 4 PL 14

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 202

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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