The Fort Jones Mine is a manganese mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 41.60333, -122.86361
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Fort Jones Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fort Jones Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
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: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE 20 TO 25 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDE ORE BED STRIKES N 30 E AND DIPS 60 S.E. IT IS FAULTED OFF AT THE N. END, AND APPEARS TO LENSE OUT AT THE S. MAXIMUM THICKNESS IS 6 FT., NEAR N. END. WALL ROCKS ARE VERY MICACEOUS MICA QUARTZ SCHIST, WITH SOME GLAUCOPHANE SCHIST. NEAR N. END, ROCKS ARE INTRUDED BY 2 FT. THICK WEATHERED BASALT DIKE. ALL ROCKS ARE FRACTURED AND SHEARED. SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDE SURROUNDS SILICA CORES.
Comment (Location): UTM APPROX. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 184
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 274
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