The Caldwell Mine is a manganese mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 37.6803, -120.28530
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Caldwell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Caldwell Mine
Secondary: Daly
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Private Lease
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Walter Hixson
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974
Owner Name: Robert D Dunn
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
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 (Geology): THE MANGANESE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHERT
Comment (Geology): CHERT ENCLOSED IN METATUFF AND METAVOLCANICS
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR OF MINES GEOLOGY V 53 NOS 1,2; JAN-APRIL 1957
Reference (Deposit): PP 191 324 PL 41 DOM BULL 152 1950 PP 106-108
Reference (Deposit): ALSO SEC 14
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