The Macy is a mine located in Los Angeles county, California at an elevation of 3,163 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
Elevation: 3,163 Feet (964 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.5989, -118.21580
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Macy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Macy
Secondary: La Frentz
Secondary: Amargosa Group
Secondary: Red Feather Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Los Angeles
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Federal Government
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles 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
Comment (Deposit): 1-27-76-WORKINGS EXTEND OVER APPROX E-W-TRENDING AREA 230M B 1-27-76-CUTS ARE SMALL-LARGEST MEASURES 9M BY 6M BY 1.85M
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 33, 1937, P. 199.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 102.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 50, 1954, NO. 66. P. 639.
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