Lost Mine Deposit

The Lost Mine Deposit is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 3,301 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: Lost Mine Deposit  

State:  California

County:  Trinity

Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 40.20083, -123.27722

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Lost Mine Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lost Mine Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Trinity


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

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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

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 20 TO 30 PERCENT MANGANESE


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN SW 1/4 SECTION 16

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE IS MAINLY STOCKWORK ORE IN CHERT. STRIKE IS N.W. AND DIP IS VERTICAL. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF ORE BODY IS 10 FT. AT CUT 3 MANGANIFEROUS WHITE CHERT RESTS AGAINST SANDSTONE AND SHALE. ORE TONGUES OUT AND ENDS ABRUPTLY AGAINST SANDSTONE AND SHALE.


References

Reference (Deposit): CHARLES R WARREN JULY 30 1941

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 320

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 200


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