California · El Dorado County
Producer

Pillikin Pilliken

El Dorado County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1853
Identification
Deposit ID10029649
MRDS IDM007324
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.77539, -121.09069
References
CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 52, NO. 4, PP. 387-393, 473DOM BULL. 134, PT. 3, CHAP. 4, PP. 131-146, PL. 8CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 34, NO. 3, PL. II; ADD. REF.; PRESENT HOLDINGS INCLUDE ALSO THE BONANZA KING, CHROME GULCH, DONNELLY, NIELSON, AND STEELE MINES. MODERATE TONNAGES OF CHROME SHIPPED IN 1957 - U. S. BUREAU OF MINES MIN. YEARBOOK 1957, V. 3, P. 216