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Bonanza Manganese Claims

Occurrence in Trinity 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033677
MRDS ID M020309
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Manganese Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.20444, 40.21624 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Swim Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garberville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mad-Redwood(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 027N 012W 03 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN S 1/2 SECTION 3 , 2 CLAIMS ARE THE BONANZA AND BONANZA NO. 1 , UTM APPROX. MAY BE SAME AS BONANZA MINE IN SEC. 10 , T 27 N, R 12 W, AS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE ABOUT 30 PERCENT MANGANESE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.20444, 40.21624
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.66M
    Length 21.34M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MAIN ORE BODY IS 70 FT. LONG AND 12 FT. MAXIMUM THICKNESS. FOOTWALL IS UNEXPOSED AND THE ORE BED LIES CONFORMABLY IN THE CHERT. 3 ORE GRADES PRESENT: BULK OF ORE CONTAINS 30 PERCENT MANGANESE, 40 FT. ALONG FOOTWALL A BAND OF HIGH GRADE ORE CONTAINS 40 PERCENT MANGANESE, REMAINDER OF ORE IS HIGHLY SILICEOUS WITH LESS THAN 30 PERCENT MANGANESE. ALL ORE OCCURS AS OXIDES. ORE BODY 200 FT. E. OF MAIN OUTCROP IS 3.5 FT. THICK, AND CONFORMABLE WITH CHERT. FRANCISCAN ROCKS IN THE AREA ARE SANDSTONE, GREENSTONE AND CHERT. GENERAL STRIKE IS N. W., DIPPING 30 N. E. TO NEAR VERTICAL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 311

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 196

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Killman, K.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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