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Ellis Property

Prospect in Amador 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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10259639
MRDS ID M004839
MAS/MILS ID 0060050549
Record type Site
Current site name Ellis Property
Alternate or previous names Boss Mine
Related records 10028059

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.83852, 38.321 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Mokelumne(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 005 N 010 E 02 SWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcedony Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -120.83852, 38.321
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 30N
    Thickness 76M
    Length 76M
    Width 0M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N30W:30N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 820226

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pulga Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ellis, J. M.
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATER,F.W.JR.,1948,CDM AND G BULL134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.53

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT 10 TONS OF ORE IS STACKED AT THE PIT, BUT HAS NEVER BE PED. RESERVES ARE PROBABLY LESS THAN 50 TONS. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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