Nelson Bailey Mine, Newhall

The Nelson Bailey Mine, Newhall is a manganese mine located in Alameda county, California.

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

Name: Nelson Bailey Mine, Newhall  

State:  California

County:  Alameda

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 37.60444, -121.63778

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Nelson Bailey Mine, Newhall MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nelson Bailey Mine, Newhall


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Alameda


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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Holm Brothers
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 OF SECTION 10

Comment (Production): MINE HAS PRODUCED 100 TONS OF ORE IN 1918. MORE THAN 85 TONS OF ORE WAS PILED ON THE DUMPS IN 1942. ADDITIONAL ORE, BUT NOT IN GREAT QUANTITY , IS AVAILABLE IN SOME OF THE WORKINGS; OTHERS SHOW LITTLE PROMISE

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW SHAFTS, SHORT ADITS

Comment (Deposit): ADD. REF. NO.4. BULL. 152, P. 24-25; NO.5. BULL. 140, P.66, PL. 1; NO.6. 25TH REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST, P.436

Comment (Geology): ORE HOSTED IN FRANCISCAN COMPLEX - L. TO L. ; GEOL.DESC: SEVERAL BEDS OF LOW-GRADE MANGANESE OXIDES IN SHALY CHERT - GRADE AVE. 20 TO 25 % MANGANESE. THE ORE CONSISTS OF THIN VEINLETS OF MANGANESE OXIDE. STRIKE OF MAIN ORE BED IS N 30 E AND DIPPING 80 E.


References

Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 76, P.27

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 125, P.100

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 46, NO.2, APRIL. 1950, P.340, PL. 58


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