Marine Dolomite Mill

The Marine Dolomite Mill is a magnesite mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,034 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: Marine Dolomite Mill  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 2,034 Feet (620 Meters)

Commodity: Magnesite

Lat, Long: 37.9669, -120.37500

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Marine Dolomite Mill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Marine Dolomite Mill
Secondary: Sonora Plant


Commodity

Primary: Magnesite


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Marine Magnesium Co.
Company ID: 403493
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1991

Owner Name: Merck And Co., Inc.
Company ID: 403493
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1979


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LIMEKILN ROAD, ABOUT .75 MILE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 108. COMMODITY IS LIMESTONE


References

Reference (Deposit): MSHA.

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. ACTIVE MINES DATABASE (1991).


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