Ellingwood Property

The Ellingwood Property is a mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 899 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: Ellingwood Property  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 899 Feet (274 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.1886, -120.77250

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Ellingwood Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ellingwood Property
Secondary: City of Stockton Property
Secondary: Mcafee Lease


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras
District: Valley Springs


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: City Of Stockton-Acquired Mine In 1948
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Penn Copper Co.-First Worked The Mine In 1910
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Mc Afee, D. L. - Leased The Property From W. Ellingwood
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Ellingwood, William - Owned Mine During W. W.1
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Penninite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY WAS FIRST WORKED IN 1910 AND THE CHROMITE WAS U THE CAMP SECO SMELTER FOR FURNACELINING. THE MINE WAS ACTIVE DURING W.W.1,AND AGAIN IN 1941.SINCE 194 MINE HAS BEEN IDLE.TOTAL PRODUCTION HAS AMOUNTED TO 500 TONS RESERVES ARE NOT KNOWN.INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MATRIX CALCULAT


References

Reference (Deposit): CATER,F.W.,CDM AND G BULL 134,PT.3,CHAP.2,P.48-49,1948

Reference (Deposit): CLARK,U.B.,AND LYDON,P.A,MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALA

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,COUNTY REPT NO.2,P.21-22,1962

Reference (Deposit): HAYES,C.W,AND LINDGREN,W.,USGS BULL 430,"CONTRIBUTIONS TO EC

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY",P.174-176,1909


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