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Davis Mine

Past Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10235780
MRDS ID M006012
MAS/MILS ID 0060090415
Record type Site
Current site name Davis Mine
Related records 10109154

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -120.61791, 38.00741 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Angels Camp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(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 002 N 012 E 23 E2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -120.61791, 38.00741
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0M
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N30W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 820226

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Creek Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Beecham-Owned During W. W.1
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CATER,F.W.JR,1948,COM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.46,PL.5.

  • Deposit

    BRADLEY,W.,ET AL,1918,CAL STATE MINING BUR BULL 76,P.121

  • Deposit

    CAL.COUNTY REPT 21,P.165

  • Deposit

    CAL.COUNTY REPT NO.41,PL.3,P.52

  • Deposit

    CAL.COUNTY REPT NO.2,P.128 ANDPL.D.

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP GQ-222

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP GP-561

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE WORKINGS HAVE SLUMPED,AND ANYREMAINING ORE BODIES ARE CO ALL THE WORKINGS ARE IN SHEARED SERPENTINE. ABOUT 225 LONG TONS OF ORE IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FRO PROPERTY,AND THE DEPOSITS ARE PROBABLY WORKED OUT. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.