The Mount Hough is a manganese mine located in Plumas county, California at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 40.04583, -120.88889
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Mount Hough MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mount Hough
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Plumas
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: L
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
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 28 TO 48 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Geology): HOSTED IN CALAVERAS SERIES - L. ; GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE ORE VEIN STRIKES N 45 W, DIPS 60 TO 70 S.W., AND IS CONFINED TO A RED CHERT BED. ORE IS MOSTLY PSILOMELANE, SOME PYROLUSITE AND WAD. DARK, RED, DENSE CHERT HAS SMALL PATCHES AND VEINLETS OF QUARTZ, AND OF MANGANESE OXIDES. ORE VEIN AVERAGES 6 FT. IN WIDTH. SOME FAULT MOVEMENT APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS THE VEIN. A QUARTZ-SERICITE SCHIST IS IN CONTACT WITH THE RED CHERT.
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 8 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF DIV OF MINES VOL 33 NO 2 1937 P 128
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 173 - 174
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 151
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