The South Thomas is a mine located in Mendocino county, California at an elevation of 1,706 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: 1,706 Feet (520 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.3017, -123.16920
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South Thomas MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Thomas
Commodity
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Mendocino
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: Charles W.,Leland J.,Raymond C. Smith
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
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: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Chert
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): TRENGROVE,R.R.,USBM REPT.INV.5579,P.10-11
Reference (Deposit): CDMG,BULL.#76,P16,46-48,93,1918
Reference (Deposit): CDMG,BULL.152,1950,P.137-139
Reference (Deposit): USGS FILE OF WWI
Reference (Deposit): CJMG V.49, #4 PG.363 (1953)
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