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Red Slide Nos. 1,2

Past Producer in Fresno 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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098545
MRDS ID M100119
Record type Site
Current site name Red Slide Nos. 1,2
Alternate or previous names No.2 Vance, Woodrow Wilson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.31152, 36.87578 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot Sect. 23, Assumed Spot Sect. 23, Assumed Spot Sect. 23, Assumed Spot Sect. 23

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trimmer(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fresno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper King(hydrologic unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sierra 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 Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 012S 024E 23 ;24 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.31152, 36.87578
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES, VEINS
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 6.1M
    Width 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF WATTS VALLEY OCCUR ON THE EASTERN LIMB OF A SYNCLINAL, NE PLUNGING ULTRAMAFIC SILL. THE EASTERN LIMB, KNOWN AS HOG MTN, IS A LITTLE OVER A MILE WIDE, WHILE THE WESTERN LIMB, WHICH FORMS RED MTN, AVERAGES 3 MILES WIDE. THE TWO LIMBS JOIN TO THE NW AND TOGETHER FORM A DISCONTINUOUS TRIANGULAR EXPOSURE OF PERIDOTITE 10 MILES LONG AND 8 MILES WIDE ACROSS THE BASE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Watts Valley Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Period ?-1918
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^42% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Ore Chromium Chromium 42wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • NO. 2: WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SMALL OPEN CUTS, A 40 FT LONG TUNNEL, A WINZE 10 FT DEEP AND SEVERAL SHORT RAISES FROM TUNNEL TO SURFACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 90-91

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, P. 90-91

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-80 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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