Black Eagle and Newport Manganese Mines

The Black Eagle and Newport Manganese Mines is a manganese mine located in Riverside 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: Black Eagle and Newport Manganese Mines  

State:  California

County:  Riverside

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.72111, -116.54167

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Black Eagle and Newport Manganese Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Eagle and Newport Manganese Mines


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: Riverside


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Rhodonite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ONE TYPE OF TEAR WILL BE OPAQUE WHEN TUMBLES, THE OTHER BEAUTIFULLY BANDED, A FEW WITH CHATOYANT (CAT'S EYE) EFFECTS, MOST ARE SMALL (MARBLE SIZED).

Comment (Location): FIELD LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF CREEK BUT GREATEST CONCENTRATION ON FLAT MESA AND ITS LOWER SLOPES; LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF BURRO CREEK CAMPGROUND

Comment (Development): TEARS LACK SPARKLE AND APPEAR LIKE SMALL CHUNKS OF COAL AND ARE BEST SEEN WHEN WALKING AWAY FROM SUN WITH SUN AT LOW ANGLE

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK INCLUDES RHYOLITIC TO ANDESITIC VOLCANIC ROCKS, MIOCENE TO MIDDLE MIOCENE IN AGE

Comment (Deposit): DO NOT ASSUME THAT THIS RECORD GIVES PERMISSION TO COLLECT IN THE AREA DESCRIBED HERE. LAND STATUS CAN CHANGE AND COLLECTORS NEED TO CHECK LOCALLY OR WITH THE COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE.

Comment (Location): AGUA CALIENTE INDIAN RESERVATION. LAT-LONG TAKEN FROM CENTER OF SECTION 23 (W/2).

Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED RHODONITE IN CHERT, 30-35% MN.

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, 70 FT SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J., AND TUCKER, W.B., 1945, MINERAL RESOURCES OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 150

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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