The Bonanza Manganese Claims is a mine located in Trinity county, California.
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Mine Info
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Bonanza Manganese Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bonanza Manganese Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: 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
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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: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE ABOUT 30 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MAIN ORE BODY IS 70 FT. LONG AND 12 FT. MAXIMUM THICKNESS. FOOTWALL IS UNEXPOSED AND THE ORE BED LIES CONFORMABLY IN THE CHERT. 3 ORE GRADES PRESENT: BULK OF ORE CONTAINS 30 PERCENT MANGANESE, 40 FT. ALONG FOOTWALL A BAND OF HIGH GRADE ORE CONTAINS 40 PERCENT MANGANESE, REMAINDER OF ORE IS HIGHLY SILICEOUS WITH LESS THAN 30 PERCENT MANGANESE. ALL ORE OCCURS AS OXIDES. ORE BODY 200 FT. E. OF MAIN OUTCROP IS 3.5 FT. THICK, AND CONFORMABLE WITH CHERT. FRANCISCAN ROCKS IN THE AREA ARE SANDSTONE, GREENSTONE AND CHERT. GENERAL STRIKE IS N. W., DIPPING 30 N. E. TO NEAR VERTICAL.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN S 1/2 SECTION 3 , 2 CLAIMS ARE THE BONANZA AND BONANZA NO. 1 , UTM APPROX. MAY BE SAME AS BONANZA MINE IN SEC. 10 , T 27 N, R 12 W, AS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 311
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 196
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