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Binet Prospect

Occurrence in Butte county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028532
MRDS ID M005555
Record type Site
Current site name Binet Prospect
Related records 10211094

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.16771, 39.54794 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clipper Mills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork Feather(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 020N 007E 34,35 California

Comments on the location information

  • IN SECTION 34 OR 35 , LOC. APPROX.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Analytical data

Result AVG. GRADE 10 % MANGANES

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.16771, 39.54794
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THIN LAYERS UP TO 3 IN. THICK AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF MANGANESE OXIDES (CHIEFLY PSILOMELANE) ARE EXPOSED IN AN OUTCROP OF META-CHERT. THE METACHERT IS RECRYSTALLIZED TO FINE GRAINED QUARTZITE AND CUT BY QUARTZ VEINLETS. AVE. GRADE IS ABOUT 10 % MN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner James T. Binet
    Home office Clipper Mills, Ca.

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. OF MINES BULLETIN 152, (1950) P. 35; B. 125 (1943) P. 104

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1977 Von Dohlen, E.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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