The Ellingwood Property is a mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 899 feet.
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Mine Info
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Ellingwood Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ellingwood Property
Secondary: City of Stockton Property
Secondary: Mcafee Lease
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
District: Valley Springs
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: City Of Stockton-Acquired Mine In 1948
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Penn Copper Co.-First Worked The Mine In 1910
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Mc Afee, D. L. - Leased The Property From W. Ellingwood
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Ellingwood, William - Owned Mine During W. W.1
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
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
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Penninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY WAS FIRST WORKED IN 1910 AND THE CHROMITE WAS U THE CAMP SECO SMELTER FOR FURNACELINING. THE MINE WAS ACTIVE DURING W.W.1,AND AGAIN IN 1941.SINCE 194 MINE HAS BEEN IDLE.TOTAL PRODUCTION HAS AMOUNTED TO 500 TONS RESERVES ARE NOT KNOWN.INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULAT
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W.,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.48-49,1948
Reference (Deposit): CLARK,U.B.,AND LYDON,P.A,MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALA
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,COUNTY REPT NO.2,P.21-22,1962
Reference (Deposit): HAYES,C.W,AND LINDGREN,W.,USGS BULL 430,"CONTRIBUTIONS TO EC
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY",P.174-176,1909
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