The Little Falls is a mine located in Lake county, California.
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Mine Info
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Little Falls MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Falls
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: James Gunn, Jr.
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: ORE GRADE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM APPROX
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: RED THICK BEDDED CHERT, LOCALLY SHEARED, WITH DARK SHALY MATERIAL ALONG THE SHEAR PLANES, SHOWS MANGANESE STAINED JOINT SURFACES. SMALL QUANTITIES OF ORE APPEAR ON OR NEAR THE SURFACE DUE TO SURFACE CONCENTRATION.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL PIECES OF ORE CAN BE FOUND THAT CONTAIN 30% MANGANESE BUT MOST IS WELL UNDER 10%.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 125, 1943, P. 126
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. BULL. 152, P. 93
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