The Mile High Manganese-Travertine Cl. is a manganese mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 3,862 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
Elevation: 3,862 Feet (1,177 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 34.7247, -116.86110
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Mile High Manganese-Travertine Cl. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mile High Manganese-Travertine Cl.
Secondary: Unnamed Manganese-Travertine Depos.
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Travertine
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): ORD MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA:
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 77, P. 4..
Reference (Deposit): DIBBLEE, T. W., JR., 1964, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ORD MOUNTAINS
Reference (Deposit): QUADRANGLE, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S.
Reference (Deposit): MAP I-427, SCALE 1:62,500, AND ACCOMPANYING TEXT, P. 6.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1982, ORD MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE,
Reference (Deposit): CALIFORNIA - SAN BERNARDINO CO.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
Reference (Deposit): 7.5-MINUTE SERIES TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, SCALE 1:24,000.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS
Reference (Deposit): WEBER, F. H., JR., 1963, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE
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