Randel Claim No. 1

The Randel Claim No. 1 is a manganese mine located in Placer 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: Randel Claim No. 1

State:  California

County:  Placer

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 39.0425, -120.87750

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Randel Claim No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Randel Claim No. 1
Secondary: American
Secondary: Tilsley and Coplen Claim.


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Placer


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: 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 GRADE ABOUT 40 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 20

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: META CHERT HAS BEEN METAMORPHOSED TO FINE GRAINED QUARTZITE OR CHERTY SLATE AND CONTAINS STAINS, STRINGERS, POCKETS AND LENSES OF MANGANESE OXIDES. THE META CHERT IS ENCLOSED IN GRAY TO YELLOW SERICITE SCHIST, BOTH STRIKING N-S TO N 25 W AND DIPPING 60 TO 80 E. ORE IS A MIXTURE OF PSILOMELANE AND PYROLUSITE, WITH ADMIXTURES OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL AND META CHERT. SOME FRAGMENTS OF PINK RHODONITE WERE PRESENT IN THE DUMP. QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 6 INCHES THICK CUT THE META CHERT AND MANGANESE OXIDES.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 171 - 172

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 65 , 150


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