The Stone Mine is a mine located in Calaveras 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:
Lat, Long: 38.0069, -120.60810
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Stone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stone Mine
Secondary: Coffer,Trask and Stone Lease
Secondary: Trask
Secondary: Longton Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
District: Black Creek Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles J. Stone
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Coffer,Trask And Stone Leased Fromlongton During W. W.1.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: C. E. Longton-Owned The Land During W. W.1
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1917
Discovery Year: 1917
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
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Talc
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALL THE ORE BODIES ARE NEAR THE EAST CONTACT OF THE SERPENT. THE MINE HAS A RECORDED PRODUCTION OF 92 LONG TONS OF ORE, MOST OF WHICH CAME FROM THE MAIN SHAFT. INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULATIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W.JR.,1948,CDM AND G BULL134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.46,AND PL
Reference (Deposit): CAL.SPECIAL REPT.41,PL.3,AND P.52
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY REPT.2,P.130,AND PL.B
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GP-561
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