The B.S. No. 1 is a mine located in Glenn county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.64417, -122.73194
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B.S. No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: B.S. No. 1
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: W. E. Sale, Charles A. Butler
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ESTIMATED GRADE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO ECONOMIC VALUE
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL 10-FT. LONG AND OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OXIDES OCCUR WITHIN A MASSIVE BED 3 1/2 FEET WIDE IN DARK GREEN SLATY CHERT. CHIEFLY PSILOMELANE, WITH SOME PYROLUSITE, OCCUR AS FILMS AND VEINLETS UP TO 1/8 IN THICK ALONG FRACTURES AND TO SOME EXTENT PENETRATING THE ROCK. THE ALTITUDE OF THE MANGANIFEROUS BED IS ESSENTIALLY PARALLEL WITH SCHISTOSITY OF ENCLOSING SCHISTS. THE BED IS OVERLAIN BY YELLOW-GREEN SERICITE SCHIST; UNDERLAIN BY A BED OF DARK GREY SCHISTOSE SANDSTONE WHICH IN TURN IS UNDERLAIN BY SERICITE SCHIST SIMILAR TO THAT ABOVE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 1, JAN. 1952, P. 50
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 152 1950 PP. 57-58
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