The Stirnaman Mine is a mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,976 feet.
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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
Elevation: 2,976 Feet (907 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.4411, -120.59810
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Stirnaman Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stirnaman Mine
Secondary: Stacy Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Amador
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: Wells, Lorin C. And Joy L.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 725 Del Mar Av., Stockton, Ca 95200
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 10-23-75-MINE SITE COMPLETELY OVERGROWN BY MANZANITA-ACCESS 10-23-75-SEVEN SHAFTS & ADITS OBSCURED BY THICK BRUSH-DANGER
References
Reference (Deposit): TRENGOVE-RECON OF CAL MN DEPS-USBM R.I.5579-1960
Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL DIV OF MINES BUL.152-A
Reference (Deposit): ROOT-23RD RPT OF STATE MIN-MININGIN CA-CA ST MIN BUR-VOL 23-
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