The Manganese Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4 Claims is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 2,119 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: 2,119 Feet (646 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.7153, -123.35670
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Manganese Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manganese Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4 Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Federal Government-U. S. Forest Service-Klamath Natl For
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 2-5-76-THIS DEPOSIT IS A LARGE LOW-GRADE CLEARLY UNECONOMIC 2-5-76-"ORE" IS EXTREMELY SILICEOUS
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CALIF-CAL DIV MINES BUL.152-AP
Reference (Deposit): DEPOSIT NOT POSSIBLE SOURCE OF EITHOR MANGANESE OR IRON BECA
Reference (Deposit): HIGH SILICA CONTENT.
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