Stirnaman Mine

The Stirnaman Mine is a mine located in Amador county, California at an elevation of 2,976 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: Stirnaman Mine  

State:  California

County:  Amador

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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