Bear Ridge

The Bear Ridge is a mine located in Humboldt county, California at an elevation of 5,000 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

Name: Bear Ridge  

State:  California

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.34528, -123.55083

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Bear Ridge MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bear Ridge


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Humboldt


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: George A. Kniss, Lee Murphy


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PROBABLY LESS THAN 10 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION, LITTLE DEVELOPMENT. TONNAGE PROBABLY EXCEEDS 50,000 TONS, BUT GRADE IS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT PROBABLY.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANIFEROUS CHERT BODY HIGH IN IRON CONTENT, IS 220 FT. LONG, AND 45 FT. MAXIMUM THICKNESS. STRIKE IS E. AND DIP IS VERTICAL. CHERT IS SURROUNDED BY SERPENTINE ON THE E, N, W AND PROBABLY THE S. CHERT HAS BEEN ALTERED NEAR SERPENTINE CONTACT, AND MAY HAVE INTRODUCED IRON AND MANGANESE.

Comment (Deposit): APPARENTLY INCORRECTLY SHOWN IN SEC. 32 - 15/6E IN P.S.F.C. REPORT

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SECTION 25 , IS LISTED IN TRINITY COUNTY, BUT IF IN SECTION 25 , IT IS IN HUMBOLDT, UTM APPROX


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 304

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 195

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. R.I. 5579 P. 14


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