Owls Spring

The Owls Spring is a mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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: Owls Spring  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 35.64889, -116.69722

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Owls Spring MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Owls Spring


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE.


Materials

Ore: Wad


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OXIDE DISSEMINATED IN BEDDED DEPOSITS, PRESUMABLY OF LACUSTRINE ORIGIN. DEPOSIT IS 1000 FT. LONG, DIPPING 40 TO 50 DEGREES.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 206

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 PP. 66 , 163


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