The Hummingbird is a mine located in Glenn county, California at an elevation of 1,414 feet.
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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
Elevation: 1,414 Feet (431 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.63694, -122.61000
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Hummingbird MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hummingbird
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Glenn
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. D. Stall, H. A. And Raymond Butler
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BED IS EXPOSED IN THE OPEN CUT FOR A LENGTH OF 10 FT. ITS EXTENT BEYOND IS UNKNOWN. THE GRADE IS ABOUT 10 PERCENT MANGANESE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FILMS AND 1/8 IN. VEINLETS OF MANGANESE OXIDE CHIEFLY PSILOMELANE WITH SOME PYROLUSITE, IN A BED 3 TO 4 FT. WIDE OF MASSIVE SLATY CHERT. IT IS CUT BY QUARTZ VEINLETS, 1/4 IN. THICK. IT IS OVERLAIN BY A GREY SCHISTOSE SANDSTONE AND HAS A FAULT CONTACT WITH A YELLOWISH GREEN SERICITE SCHIST.
Comment (Location): MAY BE IN SECTION 36 , AS IN BULL. 152 , BUT LOCATIONS GIVE IT IN NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 35
Comment (Commodity): TOO LOW A GRADE TO BE OF ECONOMIC VALUE
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 1, JAN. 1952, P. 50
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 152, 1950, P. 59
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