Young

The Young is a manganese mine located in Mendocino county, California.

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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: Young  

State:  California

County:  Mendocino

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 39.47056, -123.30917

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Young MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Young


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Mendocino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: E. M. Young


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Production): IDLE. TEN TONS OF ORE HAS BEEN REMOVED, CONTAINING 35 PERCENT MANGANESE AND A LIKE AMOUNT OF SILICA. THE LENSES OF ORE ARE HIGH GRADE AND RATHER TOUGH.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE BODIES ENCLOSED IN THIN-BEDDED RED RADIOLARIAN CHERT, WHICH STRIKES E. AND DIPS 55 TO 70 S. ORE BEDS ARE LENS-LIKE, 1/2 INCH THICK AND 1 TO 6 INCHES LONG, OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDES.

Comment (Workings): CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL.152,PP. 149-150

Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, P. 392


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