Smith

The Smith is a mine located in Nevada 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: Smith  

State:  California

County:  Nevada

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.02167, -121.10389

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Smith MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smith


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Nevada


Land Status

Land ownership: State 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

Owner Name: George A. Smith (Leased By Manga-Chrome)
Years: 1943 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Rhodonite


Comments

Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1940-42. NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.

Comment (Deposit): COULD THIS BE THE PROSPECT SHOWN SOME 500 FT. E. OF THE CTR. OF THIS SECTION, ON US GEOL. SURVEY QUAD. LAKE COMBIE, CALIF., 1950

Comment (Workings): SHAFT 15-FT. DEEP; OPEN CUT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE LIES IN THICK BELT, 100 TO 500 FT. THICK, WHICH INCLUDES MASSIVE WHITE AND RED CHERT, BEDDED WHITE AND RED CHERT WITH SHALE PARTINGS, AND GREENISH CHERTS, ALL CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS, AND SOME STAINED BY MANGANESE. CHERTS STRIKE N 20 W TO N - S, DIP 40 TO 80 NE. ORE IS MAINLY RHODONITE BEDS, 6 INCHES TO 2 FT. THICK, COATED WITH BLACK MANGANESE OXIDES, CONTAINING A FEW POCKETS AND VEINS OF OXIDE. MASSIVE BROWN MANGANESE CARBONATE AND SOME NEOTOCITE OVERLIES THE RHODONITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125, P. 148

Reference (Deposit): BULL. 152, 1950, PP. 167-8


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