The Dow Prospect is a mine located in Lake county, California.
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Mine Info
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Dow Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dow Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Lake
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank S. Simons And Max D. Crittenden, Jr.
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: AVERAGE GRADE 35 PERCENT MANGANESE
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE IS IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IN CHERT ALONG STRIKE OF N 55 - 80 W. THE ORE BED DIPS 45 TO 50 S.W. AND IS SOFT BLACK PYROLUSITE WITH CORES OF WHITE TO REDDISH BROWN LEACHED CHERT. SHALE AND SANDSTONE ARE INTERBEDDED IN THE CHERT COUNTRY ROCK.
Comment (Deposit): BEST ORE CONTAINS ABOUT 45% MANGANESE;AVERAGE GRADE IS NEARLY 35%; SILICA CONTENT IS 20 TO 30%.
Comment (Workings): LITTLE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN DONE
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. BULL. 152, PP. 89-90
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 124
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