White Deposit

The White Deposit is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 2,999 feet.

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: White Deposit  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.13306, -123.53000

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White Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Deposit


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: ESTIMATED 20 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN NW 1/4 SECTION 8

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE OCCURS IN BLOCK OF MASSIVE MANGANIFEROUS CHERT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. IN DIAMETER. CHERT PARTLY RECRYSTALLIZED TO QUARTZ, APPEARS TO BE HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED. MAIN ORE ZONE IS 50 FT. LONG, 10 FT. WIDE, STRIKING N.W., WITH UNCERTAIN DIP, PERHAPS 70 N.E. OXIDES AT SURFACE GIVE WAY TO PRIMARY MANGANESE SILICATE, PROBABLY BEMENTITE, WITHIN 5 FT. OF SURFACE.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 340

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 205


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