The Deaver Prospect is a mine located in Amador county, California.
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Mine Info
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Deaver Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deaver Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Amador
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. E. Hutchinson, Et Al.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
Analytical Data: MANGANESE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): THE MANGANESE CONTENT IS PROBABLY NOT OVER 10 PERCENT AND NO ORE IS IN SIGHT
Comment (Workings): NO PROSPECTING HAS BEEN DONE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HIGHLY WEATHERED FRAGMENTS OF A SILICEOUS ROCK; PROBABLY METACHERT, CONTAINING MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDES EXPOSED IN ROAD CUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOL. V. 50, NO. 1, JAN. 1954, P. 268
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 152, P. 28
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