Taylor and Pitcher

The Taylor and Pitcher is a mine located in Alameda county, California at an elevation of 2,041 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

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Site Name

Primary: Taylor and Pitcher
Secondary: Morton Salt Co.

Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Salt
Tertiary: Silica

Location

State: California
County: Alameda

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: Robert Connolly,
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: P. O. Box 87, Tracy, Ca
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
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite

Comments

Not available

References

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

Reference (Deposit): EMPLOYMENT PLANT=3

Reference (Deposit): PLANT- TYPE=PULVERIZING (LIMESTONE TALC SOAPSTONE & CLAY)

Reference (Deposit): EMPLOYMENT- PLANT=9 FOR MINE SEE SHINGLE SPRGS EL DORADO CO

Reference (Deposit): USGS CRIB LIST NOV.4, 1981.

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