Taylor Ranch

Past Producer in Amador county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10211681
MRDS ID M004913
MAS/MILS ID 0060050014
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor Ranch
Related records 10109101

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -120.91272, 38.4941 (WGS84)
Elevation 262
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amador(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Irish Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Cosumnes(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Amador

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 007 N 010 E 06 C NE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -120.91272, 38.4941

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 0M
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N15W:75E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 820823

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Plymouth Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pete Hoff-Leased From Koontz During W. W.1
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner H. B. Taylor-Brought From Koontz
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.56.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Hayashi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative California resources

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