Burnham Mine

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028804
MRDS ID M006013
Record type Site
Current site name Burnham Mine
Related records 10113935

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.62545, 38.00908 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4 OF SEC.; ABOUT 1/2 MI. NW OF NORTH WORKINGS ON THE DAVIS MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salt Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N 012E 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.62545, 38.00908

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: IN 1915 ABOUT 65 TONS OF CHROMITE WAS MINED; ORE WAS STOCKPILED AT THE MINE AND SOLD IN 1927 FOR $5 A TON.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Creek Area

Comments on the production information

  • 65 TONS ACTIVE IN 1915, LAST WORKED IN 1927. 40' SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 46-47 AND PL. 5

  • Deposit

    CALIF. SP. REPT. 41, PL. 3

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 128 AND PL. D

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.