The Joerger Mine is a mine located in El Dorado county, California at an elevation of 899 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Joerger Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Joerger Mine
Secondary: Joerger Property
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: El Dorado
District: Clarksville
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Minerals Only
Type: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODIES CUT OFF BY DIORITE DIKE RESERVES ESTIM 300 TON/FT DEPTH 10-15000 TONS 8% CR2O3.REC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH IN 1 MILEOF MINE. ISUFFICIENT RESERVES DEVELOPED FOR COSTING E=S102 08.36,CR2O3 43.85,FEO 13.39,TOTAL FE 19.30,AL203 09.4 2.44,CR/FE 2.00
References
Reference (Deposit): COOPERATIVE WAR MINERALS INVEST IN CALIF UNPUBL REPORT,TALIA
Reference (Deposit): 918
Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR OF MINES & GEOL V52 NO4 P387,CLARK AND CARLSON,19
Reference (Deposit): CDM AND G BULL 134 PT3 SIERRA NEVADA CHAP4,P126,CATGR,195
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