Prefumo Canyon Prospects

The Prefumo Canyon Prospects is a mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 801 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: Prefumo Canyon Prospects

State:  California

County:  San Luis Obispo

Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 35.2561, -120.72420

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Prefumo Canyon Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Prefumo Canyon Prospects
Secondary: Staneuch Ranch Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: San Luis Obispo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Staneuche Ranch
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
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

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. STATE MINING BUR. BULLETIN 76, 1918, P. 72-73.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 236.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5579, 1960, P. 44.


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