The Big Bend is a mine located in Mendocino county, California.
About the MRDS Data:
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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Big Bend MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Bend
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Mendocino
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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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
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION. IDLE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BLOCKS AND FRAGMENTS OF RED CHERT WITH PSILOMELANE, PYROLUSITE AND WAD IN THE FLOAT ROCKS. NO ORE IS FOUND IN PLACE.
Comment (Deposit): ON THE WHOLE THE ORE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM A CHERT CONTAINING MORE OR LESS MANGANESE IN THE FORM OF SPHERULES OF MANGANESE CARBONATE. THEREFORE, IT IS PROBABLE THAT COMMERCIAL ORE WILL BE FOUND ONLY IN THE OXIDIZED ZONE.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN N 1/2 SW 1/4 SECTION 28
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4 OCT., 1953, P. 384
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152, P. 113
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