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Red Feather Claim

Past Producer in Los Angeles county in California, United States with commodities Manganese, Silica
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  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 10163867
MRDS ID W024113
MAS/MILS ID 0060370008
Record type Site
Current site name Red Feather Claim
Alternate or previous names Macy, La Frentz, Amargosa Group
Related records 10110788

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -118.2167, 34.59891 (WGS84)
Elevation 964
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Los Angeles(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ritter Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lancaster(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Los Angeles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Antelope-Fremont Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Northern Mojave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Los Angeles

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 006 N 013 W 24 NWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -118.2167, 34.59891
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 9M
    Length 230M
    Width 80M
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Strike And Dip N75W:40N
    Minimum Depth to Top 5
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1918

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Federal Government
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 33, 1937, P. 199.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. DIV. MINES BULLETIN 152, 1950, P. 102.

  • Deposit

    CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOL., V. 50, 1954, NO. 66. P. 639.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1-27-76-WORKINGS EXTEND OVER APPROX E-W-TRENDING AREA 230M B 1-27-76-CUTS ARE SMALL-LARGEST MEASURES 9M BY 6M BY 1.85M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-1991 Niemi U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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