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Nelson Lease

Past Producer in Alameda county in California, United States with commodities Manganese, Silica
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10138710
MRDS ID M004660
MAS/MILS ID 0060010021
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson Lease
Alternate or previous names Bailey Mine, Bailey,Newhall
Related records 10027965

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -121.63353, 37.60411 (WGS84)
Elevation 636
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alameda(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mendenhall Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Stockton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Alameda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004 S 003 E 10 NWSWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Jasper Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -121.63353, 37.60411
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 10M
    Length 23M
    Width 5M
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N40E:70S
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Tesla

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Holm, W. W.
    Interest 100
    Home office 12120 Mines Rd, Livermore, Ca, 94550
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CDMG BULLETINS: #76,1918;#152,1950; #140,1948

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Deino, Al U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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