The Mahoney 1 Mine is a mine located in San Joaquin county, California at an elevation of 984 feet.
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Mine Info
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Mahoney 1 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mahoney 1 Mine
Secondary: Johnson Mine
Secondary: Doak Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: San Joaquin
District: Ladd
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
Type: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Harold B. Frybarger Et. Al
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
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
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Chert
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCE EST. INCLUDES MAHONEY #2, LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF CANYON
References
Reference (Deposit): C.D.M.G. BULL. 152, PP. 226-7 PLATE 10,1950
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4580, 1949; NW. OF THE LADD MINE.
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