Thatcher Creek

The Thatcher Creek is a mine located in Mendocino county, California.

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: Thatcher Creek  

State:  California

County:  Mendocino

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.66833, -123.04833

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Thatcher Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Thatcher Creek


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Mendocino


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

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Ownership

Not available


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

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Production): NO COMMERCIAL ORE FOUND. IDLE.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BODIES OF MANGANIFEROUS IRON ORE ENCLOSED IN GREENSTONE WITH SHARP BUT IRREGULAR CONTACTS. ORE TYPES VARY; COMPACT SILICEOUS HEMATITE ORE, RED BROWN FERRIC OXIDE AND OPALINE SILICA, AND GREEN FERROUS OXIDE AND OPALINE SILICA. MALACHITE AND AZURITE STAINS ARE PRESENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, P. 391

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 141 - 142


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