The Mebam is a mine located in Nevada county, California.
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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
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Mebam MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mebam
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. R. Mebam, Bob Cole
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: 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: ORE GRADE 11.42 PERCENT MANGANESE, 35.69 PERCENT IRON, 20.5 PERCENT SILICA.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): THREE PROSPECT PITS SITUATED AT INTERVALS OVER A DISTANCE OF 1,500' ALONG THE TOP OF THE RIDGE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE LIES IN A BELT OF MASSIVE TO THICK-BEDDED RED CHERT, WHICH STRIKES N 30 TO 45 W., AND DIPS 70 TO ALMOST 90 N.E. 5 TO 10 FT. WIDE OUTCROPS OF "STOCKWORK" ORE PENETRATED BY MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDES.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 152, 1950, PP. 164-5
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125, P. 148
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