The K. B. No. 1 is a mine located in Glenn county, California at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.45472, -122.60833
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K. B. No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: K. B. No. 1
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Glenn
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. D. Bruce, Brown And Moore
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE 40 TO 45 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN S 1/2 SECTION 35 , UTM APPROX.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: A BED OF BLACK MANGANESE OXIDES 4 FT. THICK, UNDERLAIN GRADATIONALLY BY A BED OF MASSIVE, YELLOW-BROWN CHERT 5 TO 8 FT. THICK. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORE BED IS COMPLEX AND MAY BE A FAULTED ANTICLINE. THE ORE BED AND THE UNDERLYING CHERT ARE ENCLOSED IN THIN-BEDDED RED AND GREEN CHERT WITH SHALE PARTINGS. SCATTERED CLUSTERS OF BROWN RADIATING CRYSTALS MAY BE BEMENTITE.
Comment (Production): ABOUT 40 TONS OF ORE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND PILED IN DUMPS AROUND THE CUT. THIS ORE PROBABLY AVERAGES 40 TO 45 PERCENT MANGANESE.
Comment (Workings): CUT 10-FT. WIDE AND 10-FT. DEEP, DRIVEN 40 FEET.
Comment (Deposit): 2 PROSPECT IN SE1/4 ON MF-279; MN ON PSFC MAP.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 1, JAN. 1952, P. 50
Reference (Deposit): DOM BULL. 152, 1950, PP. 59-60
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