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Iron Chief and Ferro Group

Prospect in Inyo county in California, United States with commodity 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10184289
MRDS ID M024206
MAS/MILS ID 0060270191
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Chief and Ferro Group
Alternate or previous names Iron Chief, Argus Range
Related records 10036150

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -117.487, 35.93468 (WGS84)
Elevation 1756
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Inyo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Homewood Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ridgecrest(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Trona(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panamint Valley(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NAVY(Federal land areas administered by NAVY)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Inyo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023 S 042 E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -117.487, 35.93468
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS-MRDS/GSC ID LIST JUNE 94.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LISTED AS THE "ARGUS RANGE" ON THE USGS LIST, JUNE 94.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-AUG-1995 Lowe, Nathan T. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative California resources

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