Bald Steer

The Bald Steer is a mine located in Trinity 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: Bald Steer  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.01806, -123.22278

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Bald Steer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bald Steer


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Trinity


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 28.7 PERCENT MANGANESE, 45.6 PERCENT SILICA.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LENSES AND POCKETS OF MANGANESE ORE IN MASSIVE GREY AND WHITE CHERT BED ENCLOSED IN THIN-BEDDED PINK TO RED RADIOLARIAN CHERT. TO THE N. PART OF CLAIM CHERTS STRIKE N 20 E AND DIP 30 TO 35 W. ON THE S. PART, THE STRIKE CHANGES ABRUPTLY TO N 50 E WITH NEAR VERTICAL DIP. ORE BODY, 5 TO 8 FT. THICK IS EXPOSED, AND SMALLER ORE BODIES 15 FT. STRATIGRAPHICALLY ABOVE MAIN ORE ZONE ARE SEPARATED FROM IT BY 15 FT. OF THIN-BEDDED CHERT. ORE IS BLACK OXIDE WITH CORES OF SILICA SKELETONS WITH OCCASIONAL SOLID CHERTY SILICA CONTAINING SPHERICAL CAVITIES. THIS INDICATES PRIMARY MINERAL WAS RHODOCHROSITE.

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN S. E. 1/4 SECTION 17


References

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

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 194


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