Elder Mine Matthai, Cleveland

Occurrence in Napa county in California, United States with commodity Magnesite
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031614
MRDS ID M010708
Record type Site
Current site name Elder Mine Matthai, Cleveland
Alternate or previous names Detert Mine Matthai, Cleveland

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.25245, 38.50545 (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 35,36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.25245, 38.50545

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF ORE ARE EXPOSED AT THE "NORTH MINE". PRODUCTION FROM THE "SOUTH MINE" WAS ABOUT 30 TONS DAILY IN 1917-1918.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. BULL. 79, 1925, PP. 53-54

  • Deposit

    B. 149, 1949, PP. 89-90

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 355, 1908, P. 31

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLEVELAND MINE SAID BY WEAVER P. 89 TO BE IN NE1/4 SEC. 35 - 8N/4W ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GROOSY BANK CREEK.

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.

Authoritative California resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.