Wild Canyon Claim

Producer in Placer county in California, United States with commodity Chromium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10077059
MRDS ID W024453
Record type Site
Current site name Wild Canyon Claim
Related records 10286303

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.78047, 39.1085 (WGS84)
Elevation 1109
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
015N 011E 30 SE OF SW California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED NEAR E. EDGE OF SE OF SW, 30

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.78047, 39.1085

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Forest Hill Divide Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner J. Del Mue, W. Zimdars
    First year 1942

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W024453

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DOM BULL 134 PT 3 CH 5 P 218 PL 14 SR 67 PLS 1

  • Production

    CDMG BULL 134, PT. 3, CHAPT. 5, P. 202

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey