The Sunny Park Powell, Tade Prospect is a mine located in Butte county, California.
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Mine Info
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Sunny Park Powell, Tade Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunny Park Powell, Tade Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. F. Powell
Home Office: Clipper Mills, Ca.
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE 10 - 20 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 35
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION. SOME SAMPLES TESTED 40%
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OXIDES CHIEFLY PYROLUSITE AND IRON OXIDES INTERMINGLED WITH FINE GRAINED QUARTZITE (PROBABLY META-CHERT), AND CUT BY QUARTZ VEINLETS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULLETIN 152 (1950) P. 38; B. 125 (1943) P. 105
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 26 , P. 408
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 76 , 1912 , P. 30
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