The Marine Dolomite Mill is a magnesite mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,034 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: 2,034 Feet (620 Meters)
Commodity: Magnesite
Lat, Long: 37.9669, -120.37500
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Marine Dolomite Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marine Dolomite Mill
Secondary: Sonora Plant
Commodity
Primary: Magnesite
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Marine Magnesium Co.
Company ID: 403493
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1991
Owner Name: Merck And Co., Inc.
Company ID: 403493
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): LIMEKILN ROAD, ABOUT .75 MILE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 108. COMMODITY IS LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): MSHA.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. ACTIVE MINES DATABASE (1991).
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