The Arrowhead and Black Susan Claims is a manganese mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.43139, -123.32306
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Arrowhead and Black Susan Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arrowhead and Black Susan Claims
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
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
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
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE ABOUT 15 PERCENT MANGANESE, 15 PERCENT IRON.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 30 , CLAIMS TREND N. W. AND ARROWHEAD ADJOINS BLACK SUSAN ON THE N.W.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE LIES IN THIN-BEDDED PURPLE CHERT, WHICH IS BOUNDED ON THE S. AND E. BY GREENSTONE. CHERT IS STAINED WITH THIN FILMS OF MANGANESE, AND IN A FEW PLACES CONTAINS LOCAL SEGREGATIONS OF MANGANIFEROUS IRON ORE, UP TO 10 FT. WIDE AND 20 FT. LONG. MOST OF ORE IS ON ARROWHEAD CLAIM. SERPENTINE AND GREENSTONE OCCUPY MOST OF BLACK SUSAN CLAIM.
References
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 304
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 PP. 67 , 194
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