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Phelan Prospect

Occurrence in San Luis Obispo county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10116800
MRDS ID M020165
MAS/MILS ID 0060790019
Record type Site
Current site name Phelan Prospect
Alternate or previous names Phelan Ranch Deposits
Related records 10033567

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.07739, 35.60276 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Luis Obispo(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cambria(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cambria(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Coastal(hydrologic unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California San Luis Obispo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027 S 008 E 11 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.07739, 35.60276
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Phelan Land And Cattle Co.
    Home office California
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 76, 1918, P. 71.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES REPORT, V. 31, 1935, P. 427.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 236.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5579, 1960, P. 44.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-AUG-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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