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Taylor and Pitcher

Past Producer in Alameda county in California, United States with commodities Manganese, Salt, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283931
MRDS ID M004656
MAS/MILS ID 0060010047
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor and Pitcher
Alternate or previous names Morton Salt Co.
Related records 10027963

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -122.06854, 37.53821 (WGS84)
Elevation 622
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alameda(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Newark(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Francisco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

San Francisco(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coyote(hydrologic unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Francisco Bay(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Alameda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 004 S 003 E 01 NENESE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Salt Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -122.06854, 37.53821
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N78W
    Dip 60S
    Thickness 5M
    Length 106M
    Width 1M
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N78W:60S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert Connolly,
    Interest 50
    Home office P. O. Box 87, Tracy, Ca
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL DIV OF MINES,BUL 152 A

  • Deposit

    EMPLOYMENT PLANT=3

  • Deposit

    PLANT- TYPE=PULVERIZING (LIMESTONE TALC SOAPSTONE & CLAY)

  • Deposit

    EMPLOYMENT- PLANT=9 FOR MINE SEE SHINGLE SPRGS EL DORADO CO

  • Deposit

    USGS CRIB LIST NOV.4, 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Niemi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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