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K. B. No. 4

Producer in Glenn 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109215
MRDS ID M008650
Record type Site
Current site name K. B. No. 4

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.59025, 39.4457 (WGS84)
Elevation 475
Relative position SMALL RIDGE S. OF SALT CREEK, S. OF ELEPHANT HILL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Glenn(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stonyford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lakeport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Stony(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mendocino 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 Glenn

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 018N 007W 01 California

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN N 1/2 SECTION 1

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADE 35 TO 50 PERCENT MANGANESE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.59025, 39.4457
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip 50 - 60 SW
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 30.48M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BED OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE ORE (CONTAINING PYROLUSITE AND PSILOMELANE) UNDERLAIN BY A NARROW BELT OF WELL-BEDDED BUFF CHERT CONTAINING MANGANESE OXIDES ALONG BEDDING PLANES AND FRACTURES AND TO SOME EXTENT PENETRATING THE CHERT. BEDS ARE WITHIN EXTENSIVE WELL-BEDDED RED CHERT. ORE IS CUT BY SMALL QUARTZ VEINLETS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner H. D. Bruce, Brown And Moore, M. C. Syar

Comments on the production information

  • IT IS REPORTED THAT 5 TONS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED; APPROXIMATELY 70 TONS HAVE BEEN STOCKPILED. GENERAL AVERAGE OF ORE IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM 35 TO 50 PERCENT MANGANESE.

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 48, NO. 1, JAN. 1952, PP. 38-39, 50

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 152, 1950, PP. 60-61

  • Deposit

    U.S.B.M. R.I. 5579, P. 6

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN ORE BODY STRIKES N 30 DEG. W; DIPS 50-60 DEG. SW. MINE AND PROSPECT SYMBOLS IN NW1/4 NW1/4 ON MF-279

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1977 Von Dohlen, E.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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