Wool Mountain No. 1 and No. 2

The Wool Mountain No. 1 and No. 2 is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: Wool Mountain No. 1 and No. 2  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.16306, -123.54000

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Wool Mountain No. 1 and No. 2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wool Mountain No. 1 and No. 2


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 ESTIMATED 20 TO 35 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NE 1/4 SECTION 31

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NO. 1 IS AN ORE BODY 6 FT. WIDE AND 60 FT. LONG IN THIN-BEDDED RED CHERT. STRIKE IS N 60 W AND DIP IS 80 TO 90 S. STOCKWORK ORE IS SIMILAR TO LADD MINE, WITH ESTIMATED GRADE OF 20 PERCENT MANGANESE. NO. 2 ORE BED, 3 FT. THICK, 3 FT. DEEP AND AT LEAST 12 FT. LONG, LIES IN THIN-BEDDED RED CHERT WHICH STRIKES N 40 E. FOLDING, FAULTING AND SLUMPING COMPLICATE THE STRUCTURE. ORE GRADE ESTIMATED 35 PERCENT MANGANESE.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 341

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 206


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