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Liberty Mine Mcfall

Producer in Calaveras county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027953
MRDS ID M004640
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty Mine Mcfall
Related records 10187534

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.55406, 37.95602 (WGS84)
Elevation 302
Relative position ON A NE SLOPE ABOUT 30' ABOVE BOTTOM OF BEAN GULCH IN THE SE1/4 NW1/4 OF THE SEC.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 009N 013E 09 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.55406, 37.95602
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Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF SMALL PODS OF MASSIVE AND NEARLY MASSIVE CHROMITE STRIKING NW AND DIPPING NE. THE ENCLOSING SERPENTINE IS HIGHLY SHEARED AND CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF SLIP-FIBER ASBESTOS.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name French Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the production information

  • DURING WW I THRU 1918 SHIPPED 282 LONG TONS CONTAINING 47% CHROMIC OXIDE; IDLE SINCE THEN; RESERVES, IF ANY, PROBABLY SMALL

Comments on the workings information

  • VISIBLE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A PIT 15-20'DEEP, 25'LONG, & 4-10' WIDE;INCLINED SHAFT 40' DEEP.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M004640

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 134, PT. III, CH. 2, P. 41 AND PL. 5; CALIF. B.76, P.112

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B.145, PL.2

  • Deposit

    CALIF.COUNTY REPT. NO. 2, P. 129 AND PL. D; MAP GP-561

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1982 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey