The Kellogg Mine Vanella Or Manilla Property is a mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Kellogg Mine Vanella Or Manilla Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kellogg Mine Vanella Or Manilla Property
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: AVERAGE GRADE 40 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Bementite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BED OF MANGANESE OXIDE 1-6' THICK EXPOSED FOR A LENGTH OF 31'; ORE IS ENCLOSED IN THICK-BEDDED, WHITE TO YELLOWISH-BROWN CHERT. STRIKE RANGES FROM N. 30 DEG.-35 DEG. W., AND DIP FROM 70 DEG. NE TO 45 DEG. SW. MANGANESE ORE IS MAINLY HARD, BRITTLE BLUE-BLACK PSILOMELANE; AVERAGE GRADE IS ABOUT 40% MANGANESE. SOME ORE CONTAINS OXIDIZED LIGHT BROWN MN CARBONATE (RHODOCROSITE),BEMENTITE, AND SOME BROWN OPALINE MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO NEOTOCITE.
Comment (Production): MAIN DEVELOPMENT IS A T-SHAPED OPEN CUT 31' LONG, 3-5' WIDE, AND UP TO 10' DEEP; SEVERAL OTHER CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 152, P. 45-46; B. 125, P. 107; REPT. 21, P. 163; B. 76, P. 31
Reference (Deposit): USBM R.I. 5579, P. 22
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. EC. MIN. MAP NO. 5, 1943
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2 , P. 212 AND PL. D; USGS MR-23
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