The Winegar is a manganese mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 3,281 feet.
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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: 3,281 Feet (1,000 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 37.47917, -121.57778
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Winegar MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Winegar
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 15 TO 20 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO ESSENTIALLY PARALLEL BEDS OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDE ORE SEPARATED ALONG THE STRIKE BY ABOUT 80 FT. OF BARREN CHERT. THE UPPER BED HAS VARYING STRIKE AND DIP, WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 4 1/2 FT. LOWER BED IS 60 FT. LONG, AND 3 TO 6 FT. THICK. IT IS ENCLOSED IN SHALY CHERT STRIKING N 30 W AND DIPPING STEEPLY N.E.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEO., V. 50 , NO. 2 , APR. 1954 , P. 416
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 264
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