Kelly

The Kelly is a mine located in Alameda county, California at an elevation of 1,450 feet.

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: Kelly

State:  California

County:  Alameda

Elevation: 1,450 Feet (442 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.61694, -121.67028

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Kelly MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kelly


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Alameda


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: John M. Kelly And May K. Devany
Years: 1950 -


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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SECTION 5

Comment (Workings): A 25FT.SHAFT;SURFACE TRENCHING

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO ORE BODIES OF MASSIVE SILICEOUS ORE LIE PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING OF THE ENCLOSING GREEN CHERT AND SHALE. THE STRIKE IS N 65 W AND ARE NEAR VERTICAL ON A HIGH ANGLE TO THE NORTH. PSILOMELANE IS THE PRINCIPLE METALLIFEROUS CONSTITUENT OF THE ORE BUT NEAR THE SURFACE A SMALL QUANTITY OF MANGANESE DIOXIDE IS PRESENT.

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION. THE NORTHERN ORE BODY IS 5-7 FT. THICK AND THE SOUTHERN ORE BODY , SEPARATED FROM THE FIRST BY 6 FT. OF BARREN CHERT, IS AT LEAST 3 FT. THICK. ORE MINERALS ARE OXIDES OF MANGANESE, CARRYING A VARIABLE QUANTITY OF WHITE GRANULAR SILICA IN IRREGULAR PATCHES. PSILOMELANE IS PRINCIPAL METALLIFEROUS CONSTITUENT OF THE ORE BUT NEAR THE SURFACE A SMALL QUANTITY OF MANGANESE DIOXIDE IS PRESENT. MOST OF THE ORE IS TOO HIGH IN SILICA TO BE MARKETED WITHOUT RESORT TO SOME PROCESS OF CONCENTRATION


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 46, NO.2, APRIL 1950, P.344, PL. 58

Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 125, P.100

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 152, P.22

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 140 P. 68 , PL. 1


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