The Manganese Nos. 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 Claims is a mine located in Siskiyou 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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Manganese Nos. 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manganese Nos. 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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
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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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE LESS THAN 5 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THICK SERIES OF MASSIVE CRYSTALLINE CHERT IS EXPOSED FOR 1000 FT, AND FORMS STEEP CLIFFS ALONG ELK CREEK. TO THE N., THE CHERT STRIKES N 30 E, DIPS 50 S. E., AND OVERLIES THIN-BEDDED SHALY CHERT. TO THE S., THE CHERT IS IN INTRUSIVE OR FAULT CONTACT WITH OLIVINE GABBRO. CHERT IS INTENSELY CONTORTED BANDS OF RED AND PURPLE CHERT ALTERNATING WITH THIN DARK BANDS, WHICH MAY BE MANGANIFEROUS. SOME MANGANESE OXIDE OCCURS AS FILMS ON CHERT.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 276
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 184
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