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Steele

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029651
MRDS ID M007328
Record type Site
Current site name Steele

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -121.07202, 38.76139 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no geographic coordinates; these coordinates were derived from the PLSS description provided.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Dorado(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 008E 33,34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -121.07202, 38.76139
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rustless Chrome Co.
    First year 1940
    Last year 1942

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, ADITS, PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP. 4, PP. 148-150 AND PL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS IS NOT THE SAME AREA AS IS INCLUDED IN THE HOLDINGS OF THE PILLIKIN MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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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