Moody Manganese Deposits

The Moody Manganese Deposits is a manganese mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,501 feet.

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: Moody Manganese Deposits  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 40.13528, -123.53528

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Moody Manganese Deposits MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Moody Manganese Deposits
Secondary: Neafus Peak


Commodity

Primary: 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: 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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BODY OF MANGANIFEROUS CHERT 80 FT. LONG AND 4 FT. WIDE. STRIKE IS N 10 E AND DIP IS 30 E.

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 7 , MAY BE IN SEC. 5 OR 6 ACCORDING TO ALTITUDE GIVEN, UTM APPROX


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 330

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 201


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