The Ellis Ranch Deposit is a manganese mine located in Alameda county, California.
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Mine Info
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Ellis Ranch Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ellis Ranch Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Alameda
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward T. Ellis
Years: 1918 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Analytical Data: ORE 42 % TO 43 % MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: IN 1880'S
Comment (Production): A LITTLE ORE RUNNING 42% OR 43% MANGANESE WAS SHIPPED WHEN LAST ACTIVE IN 1918. ABOUT 10 TONS OF GOOD ORE WAS LYING ON 2 DUMPS (IN 1918)
Comment (Workings): TWO SMALL OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN, ABOUT 18 IN. IN WIDTH, OF HARD, BLUE BLACK MANGANESE ORE.
Comment (Deposit): ADD. REF. NO.4. BULL. 140, PL. 1(GEOLOGY); NO.5. 25TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P.436
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 46, NO.2, APRIL 1950, P. 344
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 125, P.98
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 152, P.20-21
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