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Welch Mine

Past Producer 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. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10189733
MRDS ID W025012
MAS/MILS ID 0060790027
Record type Site
Current site name Welch Mine
Related records 10111014

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.77738, 35.27077 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 250(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

Morro Bay South(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 030 S 011 E 34 NWSE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.77738, 35.27077
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Welch
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Watson, Williams, And Hazzard
    Year 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 240-241.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUR. MINES RI 5579, 1960, P. 45.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-AUG-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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Authoritative California resources

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