The Lavagnino Prospect is a mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Lavagnino Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lavagnino Prospect
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: ORE GRADE 48 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 4
Comment (Workings): ONE OLD PIT 10X6' AND 3'DEEP. THE PIT NOW EXPOSES ONLY GRAY PHYLLITE OR SLATE; SAID TO HAVE EXPOSED A MANGANESE BED, BUT THIS PART OF THE PIT IS NOW CAVED.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FEW FRAGMENTS OF LOW-GRADE MANGANESE ORE ON THE DUMP; ORE IS MOSTLY HARD, BLUE-BLACK PSILOMELANE; SOME IS FAIRLY HIGH GRADE, AND SOME CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE PATCHES OF FLESH-PINK CHERT. ASSAYS OF SPECIMENS QUOTED AS CONTAINING 48% MN. GREY PHYLLITE OR SLATE IS ONLY ROCK EXPOSED IN PIT; STRIKING N 45 W AND DIPPING 60 NE. MANGANESE BED NOT EXPOSED DUE TO CAVING OF PIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2 , P. 212 , AND PL. D; USGS MR-23 ; MAP GQ-222 ; MAP GP-561
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 152, P. 46; B. 125, P. 107; SP. REPT. 41, P.52 AND PL.3
Reference (Deposit): EC MINERAL MAP NO.5, 1943
Reference (Deposit): USBM R,I. 5579, P.22
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