The Arnold is a mine located in Nevada county, California.
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Mine Info
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Arnold MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arnold
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Max P Arnold
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRADE ESTIMATED 45 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1940-42. NO PRODUCTION RECORDED. ABOUT 2 OR 3 TONS MINED AND PLACED IN A STOCK PILE. APPARENTLY THIS WAS THE ENTIRE QUANTITY OF ORE PRESENT.
Comment (Workings): BULLDOZED CUT 50 X30 FT. AND 10 FT. DEEP AND ONE SHAFT 20 FT. DEEP. SHAFT FULL OF WATER & CUT CAVED IN 1943.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: TWO ORE POCKETS OF HIGH GRADE PSILOMELANE AND SOOTY BLACK OXIDE, ENCLOSED IN CHERT, WHICH IS ENCLOSED IN GREENSTONE AND A HIGHLY ALTERED IGNEOUS ROCK WEATHERED LARGELY TO CLAY.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125, P. 147
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 152, 1950, PP. 161-2
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