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Vogelgesang Mine

Producer in Calaveras 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109139
MRDS ID M005830
Record type Site
Current site name Vogelgesang Mine
Related records 10162613

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.75379, 38.15324 (WGS84)
Relative position ON THE FLOOR OF A VALLEY ABOUT 1/4 MI. WIDE NEAR CTR. OF SW1/4 SEC. 34

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valley Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004N 011E 34 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.75379, 38.15324
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GROUP OF PODS AND LENSES OF MASSIVE CHROMITE TRACEABLE FOR 230' ALONG A SHEAR ZONE STRIKING N. 35 DEG. W., DIPPING 75 DEG. NE; MOST OF THE COUNTRY ROCK IS SLICKENTITE. ORE IS MEDIUM-GRAINED CHROMITE HAVING A BLACK COLOR AND A SUBMETALLIC LUSTER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valley Springs

Comments on the production information

  • 229 LONG TONS OF 43-46% CHROMIC OXIDE; INACTIVE SINCE WWI. WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. ABOUT 15 TONS WAS STILL STOCKPILED AT THE MINE IN 1943. PROBABLY MORE LENSES COULD BE FOUND WITH DEEPER MINING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 48 AND PL. 5; B. 76, P. 123; REPT. 21, P. 165

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 130 AND PL. D

  • Deposit

    USGS B. 430, P. 174-5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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