The Levensaler and Spier is a manganese mine located in Glenn county, California.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Levensaler and Spier MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Levensaler and Spier
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Glenn
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 42 PERCENT MANGANESE, 2 PERCENT IRON AND 17 PERCENT SILICA.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): MAY BE AN EXTENSION OF HUMMINGBIRD IN SECTION 36 , T 21 N, R 7 W.
Comment (Production): MORE THAN 150 TONS.
Comment (Workings): CALIF. B. 179 AND MR-23 DO NOT SHOW MANGANESE EAST OF ABOUT 35, 21N/7W
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: IS COVERED BY KNOXVILLE AND SHASTA ROCKS, NOT FRANCISCAN IN WHICH MANGANESE USUALLY OCCURS.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 62
Reference (Deposit): USBM R.I. 5579, P. 5, 6
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