The Mary Lou No. 1of Black Wonder is a mine located in Stanislaus county, California at an elevation of 2,333 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: 2,333 Feet (711 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.3989, -121.42580
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Mary Lou No. 1of Black Wonder MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary Lou No. 1of Black Wonder
Secondary: Park Group,Black Bolt
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Stanislaus
District: Black Wonder District
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: Thronson, Mary Lou
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
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: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Chert
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): REPORTED RESERVES ARE FOR:MARYLOU #1,BLACK BOLT AND PARK GRP
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.OF MINES BUL.152 A
Reference (Deposit): VOLIN-INVESTIG BLK WONDER MN DEPS-USBM RPT.OF INVEST 5254 SE
Reference (Deposit): JENKINS-MN IN CALIF-CAL.DIV.OF MINES BUL.125 DEC 1943
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