The Pit River Consolidated is a manganese mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 1,079 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: 1,079 Feet (329 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.75194, -122.27639
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Pit River Consolidated MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pit River Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
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
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Residual
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 27 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE ORE OCCURS WITHIN MASS OF HIGHLY DECOMPOSED SILICEOUS PORPHYRY. AT MANY POINTS A HARD GOSSAN OCCURS AT SURFACE, CONTAINING MANGANESE. THE MANGANESE-BEARING PORPHYRY OCCURS IN N.W. CORNER OF BROAD RECTANGULAR SHAPED AREA OF SHALE AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS OF PIT FORMATION (MIDDLE AND UPPER TRIASSIC) W. OF PORPHYRY, IN ABRUPT CONTACT, IS DENSE BRIGHT RED JASPER WITH SOME MANGANESE STAINS, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND QUARTZ VEINLETS. ORE CONSISTS OF MIXTURE OF BLACK MANGANESE OXIDES WITH KAOLIN, IRON OXIDES, QUARTZ, OPAL AND CHALCEDONY, THE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS OF PORPHYRY.
Comment (Location): 38 MINING CLAIMS LOCATED IN S 1/2 SECTION 36 , AND W 1/2 AND NE 1/4 SECTION 1 , UTM APPROX.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF J V35 NO2 APR 1939 P166
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 267 - 271
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