The Braito Mine is a manganese mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 5,049 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: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.07889, -120.95167
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Braito Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Braito Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
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: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE 46 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Geology): HOSTED IN CALAVERAS SERIES - L. ; GEOL.DESC: DEPOSIT IS SIMILAR TO MOUNT HOUGH, ASSOCIATED WITH RED CHERT LENS INTERBEDDED WITH SLATE AND QUARTZ SERICITE SCHIST OF THE CALAVERAS GROUP (ARLINGTON FORMATION). GENERAL STRIKE IS N 40 TO 43 W, DIPPING 50 TO 55 S.W. ORE VEIN CONSISTS OF HARD, MASSIVE PSILOMELANE, AND SOFT PYROLUSITE. RHODONITE VEINS AND GRANULAR RHODONITE WITH ALBITE ARE PRESENT. THE MAIN ORE CONSISTS OF BRAUNITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 172 - 173
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 151
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