The National Defense Claim is a mine located in Siskiyou county, California at an elevation of 3,720 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: 3,720 Feet (1,134 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.325, -123.02000
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National Defense Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: National Defense Claim
Secondary: Gray Ledge
Secondary: Claim No. 1, King Claim
Secondary: Pink Darling,
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Siskiyou
District: Liberty District
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: Minerals Only
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1948
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
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: Psilomelane
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rhodochrosite
Unknown: Rhodonite
Unknown: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 9-4-75-A SMALL AMT OF GREEN CRYSTAL MINERAL ASSOCIATED WITH RHODON MAY BE JOHAN
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.MINES BUL.152-APRI
Reference (Deposit): TRENGOVE-RECON OF CAL MN DEPS-USBM.RPT.OF INVEST.5579-1960
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