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Big Ridge & Mistake

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10114750
MAS/MILS ID 0060190031
Record type Site
Current site name Big Ridge & Mistake

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.54768, 36.31215 (WGS84)
Elevation 1143
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Santa Rita Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coalinga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Tulare-Buena Vista Lakes(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018 S 013 E 34 S2S2SW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.54768, 36.31215
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MIN INF SVCE V 8,N 10,P 5;V 10,NO 10,P 6;CALIF JOUR MINES &

  • Deposit

    51,NO 4,OCT 1955,P 377;V 54,NO 1, JAN 1958,P 124

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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