Buckeye Mine

The Buckeye Mine is a manganese mine located in Stanislaus 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

Name: Buckeye Mine  

State:  California

County:  Stanislaus

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 37.52722, -121.39444

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Buckeye Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buckeye Mine
Secondary: Wright


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Stanislaus


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


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

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE 42 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Rhodonite


Comments

Comment (Geology): ORE HOSTED IN FRANCISCAN COMPLEX--L. TO L. ; GEOL.DESC: TWO ORE BODIES ABOUT 600 FT. APART ACROSS STRIKE, LIES IN MASSIVE WHITE CHERT WHICH STRIKES W. AND DIPS ABOUT 60 N. THE S. ORE BODY IS ABOUT 125 FT. LONG, 100 FT. DEEP DOWN THE DIP. THE MAXIMUM THICKNESS IS 9 FT., AND AVERAGES 5 FT., AND THE MAXIMUM WIDTH IS 10 FT. THE STRIKE OF THE ORE IS E., AND THE DIP IS 30 TO 45 N. THE N. ORE BODY IS ABOUT 220 FT. LONG, AND HAS BEEN EXPLORED TO A DEPTH OF 200 FT. BELOW THE HIGHEST OUTCROP. MAXIMUM THICKNESS IS 11 FT., WITH AVERAGE OF 8 FT. ORE BODY IS SHARPLY FLEXED AT BOTH ENDS. IT STRIKES W. AND DIPS 50 TO 60 N. THE ORE IS 50 FT. OF OXIDE AT UPPER LEVEL, BELOW WHICH IS GRAY RHODOCHROSITE AND BEMENTITE. THE S. ORE BODY IS MOSTLY MASSIVE DENSE BLACK OXIDE, MANGANESE CARBONATE, AND SOME BEMENTITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 287 - 289

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 189


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