The Fable Mine is a mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 2,848 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: 2,848 Feet (868 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.4544, -121.51720
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Fable Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fable Mine
Secondary: Camp Bessie
Secondary: Maltby
Secondary: Pacific Magnesite Co.
Secondary: Western Magnesite Development Co.
Secondary: American Magnesite Co.
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
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: Nelson, Bud - (Trustee)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 11637 Algere Dr., Dublin, Ca 94566
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 8-4-75-SEVERAL ADDT REFS LISTED IN BUL 125 8-5-75-THIS PROPERTY HAS 13 OWNERS-BUD NELSON SERVES AS TRUS
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.OF MINES,BUL.152-A
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS-MN IN CALIF-CAL DIV.OF MINES,BUL.125-DEC 1943
Reference (Deposit): 17TH RPT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST-CAL.STATE MINING BUREAU-J
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