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Mexican Prospect No. 3

Past Producer in Santa Clara 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 10165034
MRDS ID M020199
MAS/MILS ID 0060850025
Record type Site
Current site name Mexican Prospect No. 3
Alternate or previous names Mexican Deposit A of Black Wonder
Related records 10033597

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.41432, 37.41212 (WGS84)
Elevation 957
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stanislaus(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Boardman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Jose(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Panoche-San Luis Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Santa Clara

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 S 005 E 27 NESWSE California

Comments on the location information

  • 7-11-75-ACCESS VIA NEW ROAD ALONG RIDGE CREST N.OF BEAU.CRK.-

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Mesozoic gabbroic rocks, unit 2 (undivided)
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85E
    Dip 85S
    Thickness 5M
    Length 200M
    Width 1M
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N85E:85S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 3HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mining district

District name Black Wonder District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bongiovanni, Richard G. And Rosalind N.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRASK-GEO DESCRIPTION,CAL MN DEPS-CAL DIV.OF.MINES,BUL.152 A

  • Deposit

    JENKINS-MN IN CALIF-CAL DIV.OF MINES BUL.125,DEC.1943

  • Deposit

    BRADLEY-MN AND CR IN CALIF-CAL DIV.OF MINES BUL.76,AUG.1918

  • Deposit

    VOLIN-INVESTIG BLK.WONDER MN.DEPS-USBM RPT.OF INVEST.5254 SE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Niemi U.S. Bureau of Mines

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