The Black Oak Mine is a manganese mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.23472, -123.52694
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Black Oak Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Oak Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 5
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3 TO 5 FT. WIDE ORE BODY DIPS VERTICALLY AND LIES IN BELT OF THIN-BEDDED RED CHERT THAT EXTENDS TO THE N. W. FOR MORE THAN 700 FT. ORE BODY CAN BE TRACED FOR MORE THAN 40 FT., AND CONSISTS OF HIGHLY SILICEOUS OXIDE, WHICH APPEARS TO LESSEN IN GRADE WITH INCREASING DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 307
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 196
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