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Bobcat A, & Alta Anchor Claims

Past Producer in San Benito county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10140307
MAS/MILS ID 0060690140
Record type Site
Current site name Bobcat A, & Alta Anchor Claims
Alternate or previous names Bobcat and Anchor Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.68039, 36.35075 (WGS84)
Elevation 1316
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

San Benito Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pajaro(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management CA)

Bureau of Land Management CA BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Benito

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018 S 012 E 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Penninite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Uvarovite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -120.68039, 36.35075
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 3.8M
    Width 1.2M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 810326

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954
Year of first production 1954

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Herman Akers
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. J. R. Holman-James Mining Co.Mill
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE AVERAGE OF CHROMITE IS 53 PERCENT. THE BOBCAT AND ANCHOR WERE JUSTOPEN-CUT,NO REAL EXTENSIVE S BEGUN. HERMAN AKER WAS GOING TOJUST SHALLOW TRENCH THE LAN INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-APR-1994 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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