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Mccurdy

Occurrence in El Dorado county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10029961
MRDS ID M007812
Record type Site
Current site name Mccurdy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.88241, 38.81712 (WGS84)
Relative position NW1/4. LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES SW OF GARDEN VALLEY.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California El Dorado

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 010E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.88241, 38.81712
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rolland Armstrong

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED BY G. O. FISHER DURING WWI BUT NO ORE MINED SINCE ALTHOUGH TRAILS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED TO SOME OF THE WORKINGS AND SOME EXPLORATION HAS BEEN DONE. ABOUT 200 TONS OF ORE CONTAINING 31 TO 36 PERCENT CR2O3 PRODUCED DURING PERIOD OF ACTIVE OPERATION.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHAFT 45 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M007812

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, P. 471

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP. 4, PP. 155-6 AND PL. 8

Reporter information

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