John J. Lewis Prospect

The John J. Lewis Prospect is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,100 feet.

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

Name: John J. Lewis Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Siskiyou

Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.56306, -122.89778

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John J. Lewis Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: John J. Lewis Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Siskiyou


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE 15 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE CONSISTS OF CRUDELY BANDED OXIDE IN QUARTZITE. PRIMARY ORE MAY BE BANDED RHODOCHROSITE AND QUARTZITE, AS IN SIMILAR DEPOSIT. HOST ROCK IS FINE GRAINED QUARTZITE SEEMINGLY DERIVED FROM THIN-BEDDED CHERT. STRIKE IS N. E. AND DIP IS VERTICAL. ORE BODY IS LENTICULAR, 15 FT. LONG, WITH MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 4 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 275

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 184


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