Fable Mine

The Fable Mine is a mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 2,848 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: Fable Mine  

State:  California

County:  Santa Clara

Elevation: 2,848 Feet (868 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 37.4544, -121.51720

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Fable Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fable Mine
Secondary: Camp Bessie
Secondary: Maltby
Secondary: Pacific Magnesite Co.
Secondary: Western Magnesite Development Co.
Secondary: American Magnesite Co.


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica


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

Type: Fee Ownership


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Nelson, Bud - (Trustee)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 11637 Algere Dr., Dublin, Ca 94566
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 8-4-75-SEVERAL ADDT REFS LISTED IN BUL 125 8-5-75-THIS PROPERTY HAS 13 OWNERS-BUD NELSON SERVES AS TRUS


References

Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.OF MINES,BUL.152-A

Reference (Deposit): JENKINS-MN IN CALIF-CAL DIV.OF MINES,BUL.125-DEC 1943

Reference (Deposit): 17TH RPT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST-CAL.STATE MINING BUREAU-J


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