Fort Baker Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt county in California, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10163612
MAS/MILS ID 0060230005
Record type Site
Current site name Fort Baker Mine
Alternate or previous names Porter Ranch Depositprospect, Porter Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -123.75783, 40.59424 (WGS84)
Elevation 972
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yager Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hayfork(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower 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 Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 003 N 004 E 32 NENWSW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -123.75783, 40.59424

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 1M
    Length 50M
    Width 20M
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N25E:75E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 2HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917
Year of first production 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lee Rice, Fort Baker Ranch
    Interest 100
    Home office Box 873 Fortuna, Ca
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL DIV MINES BUL 152-APRI

  • Deposit

    JENKINS-MN IN CALIF-CAL DIV OF MINES BUL.125-DEC 1943

  • Deposit

    TRENGOVE-RECON OF CAL MN DEPS-USBM-RPT OF INVEST 5579-1960

  • Deposit

    BRADLEY-MN & CR IN CALIF-CAL DIV OF MINES BUL.76-1918

  • Deposit

    LAIZURE-RPT XXI OF STATE MINERALOGIST-MINING IN CA-HUMBOLDT

  • Deposit

    DAVIS, E.F. &WOODFORD, A.O.-UNPUBRPT CAL STATE COUNCIL FOR D

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 12-16-75-STRIKES AND DIPS OF DEPOSIT CHAOTIC,DUE TO VIOLENT RESOURCE ESTIMATE INCLUDES PROSPECT LOCATED 1/4 MILE W.OF LO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Niemi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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