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Fries Ranch Mine

Prospect in San Benito 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 10140142
MRDS ID M020105
MAS/MILS ID 0060690002
Record type Site
Current site name Fries Ranch Mine
Alternate or previous names Fries Ranch Prospect, Rancho Queen Sabe
Related records 10033525

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.1166, 36.82243 (WGS84)
Elevation 632
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Benito(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(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 San Benito

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013 S 008 E 08 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -121.1166, 36.82243
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ramon Samovia
    Home office California
    Year 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 76, 1918, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 176, 1949, P. 32.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DVI. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 186.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1991 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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