Phelan Prospect

The Phelan Prospect is a mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 1,001 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

Name: Phelan Prospect  

State:  California

County:  San Luis Obispo

Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 35.64861, -121.08556

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Phelan Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Phelan Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: San Luis Obispo


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Analytical Data: PROBABLY 30 PERCENT MANGANESE, 30 PERCENT SILICA.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN A MASS OF THIN-BEDDED CHERT, ALONG STRIKE FOR 75 FT. ORE FOUND MAINLY IN A 0.5 INCH THICK BED, AND IS RESINOUS AND BROWN. THE 3 FT. CHERT BED IS ALSO STAINED BY MANGANESE OXIDE.

Comment (Location): BULL. 152 AND 125 SAY PROSPECT IS IN T 27 S, R 8 E, SECTION 11 , BUT THIS DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH LOCATION DESCRIPTION. APPEARS TO BE IN T 26 S, R 8 E, APPROXIMATELY SECTION 26 , UTM APPROX


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 236

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 170


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