Blackies Hill Claims

The Blackies Hill Claims is a manganese mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 2,799 feet.

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: Blackies Hill Claims  

State:  California

County:  Shasta

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 40.45417, -122.74528

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Blackies Hill Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blackies Hill Claims
Secondary: Nigger Hill Claims


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Shasta


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Kuppinger And Pinkham
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974

Owner Name: Glen Murphy
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 10 TO 45 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Rhodonite


Comments

Comment (Location): Located In W 1/2 E 1/2 Section 14 , And W 1/2 Section 14

Comment (Geology): Geol.Desc: Manganese Ore Occurs In Series Of Beds Or Lenses Of Fine Grained Quartzite Or Quartz Schist (Meta Chert) Which Is Enclosed In A Quartz Rich Quartz Muscovite Biotite Schist. These Units Are Cut By 3 To 4 Inch Thick Quartz Veins. Mangani Ferous Chert Beds And Enclosing Schists At Main Working Strike N 45 To 70 W, Dip 40 To 50 N. E., And Are Offset By Faulting In Places. Ore Is Mainly Psilomelane And Pyrolusite, With Red Mon Oxide Stains And Patches Of Quartzose Material Of Meta Chert. Partially Oxidized Pink Rhodonite Is Exposed In One Outcrop, And Is Probably The Main Primary Mineral.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. Bulletin 152 1950 Pp. 266 - 267

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. Bulletin 125 1943 P. 182


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