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Ogle

Producer in El Dorado 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030303
MRDS ID M008330
Record type Site
Current site name Ogle
Related records 10139288

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.78963, 38.97628 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4. 1 MILE SO UTH OF VOLCANOVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Georgetown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Placerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(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

Eldorado 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 El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013N 011E 18 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.78963, 38.97628
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Union Chrome Co.
    First year 1917

Comments on the production information

  • UNION CHROME PRODUCED ABOUT 47 TONS OF 45% ORE IN 1917

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, 75 FT. LONG, 20 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 472

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP. 4, PP. 163, 166, PL. 8

Reporter information

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

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