The Bear Ridge is a mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.34528, -123.55083
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Bear Ridge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear Ridge
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Humboldt
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: George A. Kniss, Lee Murphy
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PROBABLY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION, LITTLE DEVELOPMENT. TONNAGE PROBABLY EXCEEDS 50,000 TONS, BUT GRADE IS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT PROBABLY.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANIFEROUS CHERT BODY HIGH IN IRON CONTENT, IS 220 FT. LONG, AND 45 FT. MAXIMUM THICKNESS. STRIKE IS E. AND DIP IS VERTICAL. CHERT IS SURROUNDED BY SERPENTINE ON THE E, N, W AND PROBABLY THE S. CHERT HAS BEEN ALTERED NEAR SERPENTINE CONTACT, AND MAY HAVE INTRODUCED IRON AND MANGANESE.
Comment (Deposit): APPARENTLY INCORRECTLY SHOWN IN SEC. 32 - 15/6E IN P.S.F.C. REPORT
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 25 , IS LISTED IN TRINITY COUNTY, BUT IF IN SECTION 25 , IT IS IN HUMBOLDT, UTM APPROX
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 304
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 195
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. R.I. 5579 P. 14
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