Camp 9

The Camp 9 is a mine located in Alameda county, California at an elevation of 1,385 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: Camp 9  

State:  California

County:  Alameda

Elevation: 1,385 Feet (422 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.6036, -121.65310

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Camp 9 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Camp 9
Secondary: Cummings,Merchant
Secondary: Crocker Properties
Secondary: Cummings


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: California
County: Alameda
District: Tesla


Land Status

Land ownership: County
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
Type: Other


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Devany,O. F. Et Al
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: County Of Alameda
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1888
Discovery Year: 1886
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


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: Chert
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Glaucophane


Comments

Comment (Ownership): LEASED FROM COUNTY BY SECOND LISTED OWNER


References

Reference (Deposit): CDMG,BULLETINS:152,1950,#76,1918,#125,1943 AND #140,1948

Reference (Deposit): USBM R.I 5579,1960


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