The Sunbeam Manganese Mine is a mine located in Stanislaus county, California at an elevation of 1,900 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: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.5211, -121.38060
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Sunbeam Manganese Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunbeam Manganese Mine
Secondary: Patterson
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Stanislaus
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Minerals Only
Type: Private Lease
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. J Wilson
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974
Owner Name: Winship Estate
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL 152 P 297-298; BULL 1258 P 192; BULL 76 P 67
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5579 P 29
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL LOCATION EXTENDS INTO SECS 12, 13, AND 14
Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR MINES AND GEOL V 46, NO 2, APRIL 1950, P271-3,
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