The Carley Prospect is a mine located in Calaveras county, California.
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Mine Info
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Carley Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carley 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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BED OF MASSIVE METACHERT CONTAINING MANGANESE OXIDES AND PARTIALLY OXIDIZED REDDISH-BROWN MANGANESE GARNET; IS 1-4.5' THICK AND IS EXPOSED FOR A LENGTH OF 15'. IT LIES IN SERICITE SCHIST OF THE CALAVERAS FM. STRIKE IS N. 65 DEG. W., DIP IS 65 DEG. NE. MANGANESE OXIDE IS LOW GRADE, CONSISTING MAINLY OF PSILOMELANE, WITH CORES AND PATCHES OF LIMONITE, AND MUCH SILICA.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 12
Comment (Workings): A PIT WAS DUG DURING WWI; IS 5' IN DIAMETER AND 3' DEEP. TUNNEL RECENTLY STARTED BELOW THE PIT BUT WAS NOT DRIVEN FAR ENOUGH TO STRIKE THE ORE BED.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 152, P. 41; B. 125, P. 106
Reference (Deposit): EC. MINERAL MAP NO. 5, 1943
Reference (Deposit): USBM R.I. 5579, P. 22
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2 , P. 211 AND PL. D, USGS MR-23
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