The Shamberger Prospect is a mine located in Butte county, California.
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Mine Info
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Shamberger Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shamberger Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. F. Shamberger
Owner Name: Ivan F. Wilson
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: AVG. GRADE 10 % MN
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 35
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION. CROPS OUT OVER AREA 20' X 200'
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: STRINGERS AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF BLACK MANGANESE OXIDES IN METACHERT (RECRYSTALLIZED TO FINE GRAINED, PURE WHITE QUARTZITE). LARGEST ORE OUTCROP BEING A FAIRLY PURE BLACK PSILOMELANE, COMPARITIVELY FREE OF QUARTZITE AND CUT BY ONLY A FEW SMALL QUARTZ VEINLETS; 2 FT. WIDE AND 5 FT. LONG. ROCK IN THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE PHYLLITES AND SERICITE SCHISTS.
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED LAND
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULLETIN 152, P. 37 (1950) BULLETIN 125 (1943) P. 104
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