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Peri 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 10109167
MRDS ID M006348
Record type Site
Current site name Peri Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.57017, 37.98019 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1 MI. NW OF FUNK MTN. IN THE NW 1/4 OF SEC. STATE B.76 SHOWS THE MINE IN SE 1/4 SEC. 6, 1N/13E, BUT THERE IS NO SERPENTINE THERE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Melones Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakdale(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stanislaus(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 002N 013E 32 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.57017, 37.98019
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LENTICULAR BODIES OF CHROME ORE STRIKE E-W WITH A FOOTWALL OF SERPENTINE AND HANGING WALL OF SCHIST AND METAMORPHIC SANDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name French Creek Area

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL 71 LONG TONS. MINING CEASED IN 1917.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF OPEN CUT AND A 20' SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 45 AND PL. 5; B. 145, P. 2; REPT. 21, P. 165; B. 76, P. 122

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 129 AND PL. D

Reporter information

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

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Authoritative California resources

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