The Mead is a mine located in Lake county, California.
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Mine Info
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Mead MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mead
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ray Mead
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: ORE GRADE ABOUT 15 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: OUTCROP ON RIDGE OF MANGANIFEROUS CHERT STRIKES E. AND DIPS 50 S. BEST ORE IS SOFT BLACK MANGANESE OXIDE THAT IS 35 PERCENT MANGANESE. MOST ORE IS SILICEOUS AND CUT BY NUMEROUS SMALL QUARTZ VEINS, AND IS ABOUT 15 PERCENT MANGANESE. THE OXIDES FORM THIN FILMS ALONG FRACTURES.
Comment (Deposit): THE BEST ORE IS A SOFT BLACK MANGANESE OXIDE CONTAINING ABOUT 35% MANGANESE. THE AMOUNT OF THIS ORE IS SMALL.AVERAGE GRADE OF ALL ORE IN SIGHT IS PROBABLY 15% MANGANESE.
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION. MANGANIFEROUS CHERT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. B. 125, 1943, P. 126
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. BULL. 152, P. 94
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