Mount Hough

The Mount Hough is a manganese mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 6,801 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: Mount Hough  

State:  California

County:  Plumas

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 40.04583, -120.88889

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Mount Hough MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mount Hough


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Plumas


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


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

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 28 TO 48 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad


Comments

Comment (Geology): HOSTED IN CALAVERAS SERIES - L. ; GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE ORE VEIN STRIKES N 45 W, DIPS 60 TO 70 S.W., AND IS CONFINED TO A RED CHERT BED. ORE IS MOSTLY PSILOMELANE, SOME PYROLUSITE AND WAD. DARK, RED, DENSE CHERT HAS SMALL PATCHES AND VEINLETS OF QUARTZ, AND OF MANGANESE OXIDES. ORE VEIN AVERAGES 6 FT. IN WIDTH. SOME FAULT MOVEMENT APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE VEIN. A QUARTZ-SERICITE SCHIST IS IN CONTACT WITH THE RED CHERT.

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 8 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF DIV OF MINES VOL 33 NO 2 1937 P 128

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 173 - 174

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 151


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