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Staneuche Mine

Past Producer in San Luis Obispo 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189429
MRDS ID M020169
MAS/MILS ID 0060790023
Record type Site
Current site name Staneuche Mine
Alternate or previous names Staneuche Mine, E.& W. Deposits, Staneuche Manganese Deposits, East & West Deposits
Related records 10033571

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.72737, 35.25527 (WGS84)
Elevation 240
Location accuracy 100(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

San Luis Obispo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Luis Obispo(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 031 S 012 E 06 NWNWSE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.72737, 35.25527
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 17M
    Length 85M
    Width 30M
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Strike And Dip N45W:80E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 4HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4
    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 1917
Year of first production 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Madonna, Alex And Phyllis
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 76, 1918, P. 72-73.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 238-239.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5579, 1960, P. 45.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WEST WORKINGS CONTAIN ALL REMAINING ORE,EAST WORKINGS MINED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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