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Young

Producer in Mendocino 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 10031357
MRDS ID M010067
Record type Site
Current site name Young
Related records 10188115

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.31027, 39.47042 (WGS84)
Relative position S. SIDE OF STRING VALLEY, ABOUT 7 1/4 MI. FROM WILLITS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mendocino(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willits(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Eel(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mendocino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 019N 013W 28 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.31027, 39.47042
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ORE BODIES ENCLOSED IN THIN-BEDDED RED RADIOLARIAN CHERT, WHICH STRIKES E. AND DIPS 55 TO 70 S. ORE BEDS ARE LENS-LIKE, 1/2 INCH THICK AND 1 TO 6 INCHES LONG, OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE OXIDES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner E. M. Young

Comments on the production information

  • IDLE. TEN TONS OF ORE HAS BEEN REMOVED, CONTAINING 35 PERCENT MANGANESE AND A LIKE AMOUNT OF SILICA. THE LENSES OF ORE ARE HIGH GRADE AND RATHER TOUGH.

Comments on the workings information

  • CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 49, NO. 4, OCT. 1953, P. 392

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL.152,PP. 149-150

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1977 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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