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Jeffrey ?

Producer in Modoc county in California, United States with commodity Peat
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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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031395
MRDS ID M010149
Record type Site
Current site name Jeffrey ?

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -120.35934, 41.20864 (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)

Modoc(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jess Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alturas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Alturas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pit(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Modoc 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 Modoc

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 039N 014E California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Peat Primary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -120.35934, 41.20864
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HYPNUM PEAT MOSS, FREE OF TREE AND SHRUB GROWTH AND OF ALLUVIUM. MARKETABLE MOSS FROM SURFACE TO 2-4' DEPTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Significant No

Mining district

District name Jess Valley

Comments on the production information

  • JEFFREY & ASSOCIATES (FORMERLY MODOC PEAT MOSS CO.)

Comments on the workings information

  • DRAGLINE, CLAMSHELL, BULLDOZER AND BUCKET LOADER OPERATION. PACKAGED AND SOLD FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT. 10,000 CU. YDS. IN '55; 16,000 IN '49

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1957-1960

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES B. 176, P. 406; B. 156, P. 84

  • Deposit

    MINERAL INFORMATION SERVICE, 1959, V. 12, NO. 6, P. 7; ADD. REF.: ALTURAS GEOLOGIC SHEET, 1958; RUSSELL, R. J. 1927, U/CALIF. PUBS. GEOGRAPHY, V. 2, NO. 7, P. 231-254

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USDA 1931 SOIL SURVEY MAP SHOWS 2 SECS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-73 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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