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Turner and Geisendorfer Chrome and Conc. Co.

Past Producer in Placer 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. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043589
MRDS ID M100377
Record type Site
Current site name Turner and Geisendorfer Chrome and Conc. Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.77492, 39.11683 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot Center S2 Of Ne, 30

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Foresthill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(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

Tahoe 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 Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N;015N;015N 011E;011E;011E 30;30;30 S2 OF NE OF SW OF SE OF SE OF SW California

Comments on the location information

  • MAIN OPERATIONS IN ABOVE LOCATIONS. OTHER WORKINGS IN T. 15 N, R. 11 E, SECT. 20, 31, 32 AND T. 14 N, R. 11 E, SECT. 5.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.77492, 39.11683
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Forest Hill Divide Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner R. L. Turner, C. A. Geisendorfer
    First year 1919

Comments on the production information

  • ABOVE FIGURES APPORTIONED TO VARIOUS PROPERTIES FROM WHICH ORE WAS OBTAINED

Comments on development

  • CONCENTRATOR WAS LOCATED IN SW CORNER OF SE, SECT. 30

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 202, 203, 210, 211, 313

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 202, 203

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-83 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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