Manganese Nos. 1-4

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

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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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