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Priest Mine

Occurrence in Napa county in California, United States with commodity Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031609
MRDS ID M010701
Record type Site
Current site name Priest Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.27606, 38.53795 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Napa(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chiles Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Healdsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Santa Rosa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Napa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 008N 004W 23 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.27606, 38.53795
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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 D. C. Priest

Comments on the production information

  • SOME DEVELOPMENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE. PRODUCED MAGNESITE OF A REFRACTORY GRADE.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. BULL. 79, 1925, P. 55

  • Deposit

    REPT. 25, 1929, PP. 218-219

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLM REP'T CONSIDERS NON MINERAL BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY AND LACK OF MARKET.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative California resources

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