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Scattlefield Mine

Past Producer in Tulare 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043442
MRDS ID M100205
Record type Site
Current site name Scattlefield Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.07288, 36.26468 (WGS84)
Elevation 411
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position APPROX. 15 MILES E. OF VISALIA, CA., Assumed Spot At Center Of N2, Sect. 20

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tulare(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rocky Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Visalia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare Lake Bed(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Tulare

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019S 027E 20 N2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.07288, 36.26468
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Width 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS LOCATED IN A NW TRENDING, IRREGULARLY EXPOSED BELT OF HIGHLY SHEARED SERPENTINE WHICH IS 5-6 KM WIDE AND APPROX. 40 KM LONG. THE BELT IS BORDERED BY PRE-CRET. META VOLC, AND META SED. ROCKS, PLEIST. ALLUVIUM AND MESO GRANODIORITE INTRUSIVES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yokohl Valley Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gill Brothers Cattle Co.
    First year 1918

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSISTED OF TWO OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYNEARSON, G.A., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 3, P. 9

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 3, P. 97

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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