Madrid Property

The Madrid Property is a mine located in Tuolumne county, California.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Madrid Property

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.00389, -120.38611

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Madrid Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Madrid Property


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Rhodonite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATE, UTM APPROX.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OXIDE AND RHODONITE (MANGANESE SILICATE) OCCUR IN QUARTZ VEIN ALONG CONTACT OF PORPHYRY AND SCHIST. MINERALIZED ZONE VARIES UP TO 12 FT. IN THICKNESS.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 344

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 207


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