The Bald Steer is a mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Mine Info
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Bald Steer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bald Steer
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 28.7 PERCENT MANGANESE, 45.6 PERCENT SILICA.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LENSES AND POCKETS OF MANGANESE ORE IN MASSIVE GREY AND WHITE CHERT BED ENCLOSED IN THIN-BEDDED PINK TO RED RADIOLARIAN CHERT. TO THE N. PART OF CLAIM CHERTS STRIKE N 20 E AND DIP 30 TO 35 W. ON THE S. PART, THE STRIKE CHANGES ABRUPTLY TO N 50 E WITH NEAR VERTICAL DIP. ORE BODY, 5 TO 8 FT. THICK IS EXPOSED, AND SMALLER ORE BODIES 15 FT. STRATIGRAPHICALLY ABOVE MAIN ORE ZONE ARE SEPARATED FROM IT BY 15 FT. OF THIN-BEDDED CHERT. ORE IS BLACK OXIDE WITH CORES OF SILICA SKELETONS WITH OCCASIONAL SOLID CHERTY SILICA CONTAINING SPHERICAL CAVITIES. THIS INDICATES PRIMARY MINERAL WAS RHODOCHROSITE.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN S. E. 1/4 SECTION 17
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 304
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 194
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