The Manganese Nos. 1-4 is a manganese mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 492 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: 492 Feet (150 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 35.8822, -116.77030
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Manganese Nos. 1-4 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manganese Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Wingate Wash
Secondary: Chapin Manganese
Secondary: Manganite Group
Secondary: Chapin Mn
Secondary: Reward Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Limestone, General
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Land ownership: National Monument
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
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: National Park Service
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1932
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Pyrolusite
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE AND DIP OF MINERALIZED ZONE ARE NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE OF THE SEVERAL ORE BODIES PRESENT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 47, 1951, P. 83.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 83.
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