The Wetteran Ranch Watterson? is a mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 899 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 899 Feet (274 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.11194, -121.18417
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Wetteran Ranch Watterson? MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wetteran Ranch Watterson?
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Spenceville
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: G. G. Wetteran
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDED. SAID TO HAVE SHIPPED 53.6 TONS GOSSAN IRON ORE.
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN IS LIMONITE AND IRON - STAINED BRECCIA OF RHYOLITE.
Comment (Workings): 20-FT. VERTICAL SHAFT, OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES.
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF 540 ACRES.
References
Reference (Deposit): MACBOYLE, E., 1918 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, NEVADA COUNTY; 16TH REPT. STATE MIN.; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 91
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 37, NO. 3, JULY 1941, P. 467
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRIAL WEST METALLIFEROUS II-C; ADD. REF.: CDM MINERAL ABSTRACTS (IRON) P. 21
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