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Elva Manganese Mine

Occurrence in Tehama 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095205
MRDS ID M020285
Record type Site
Current site name Elva Manganese Mine
Related records 10214664

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.67415, 39.83597 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Relative position 10 MI. W. OF PASKENTA, 30 MI. S. W. OF CORNING. LIES ON THE S. SLOPE OF BEAUTY VIEW PEAK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tehama(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hall Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Willows(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ukiah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 Tehama

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 023N 007W 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.67415, 39.83597
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OXIDES OCCUR IN LENSES ALONG A QUARTZOSE DIKE IN A BELT OF SERPENTINE. THE EXTENSIVE CROPPINGS APPEAR TO CONTAIN A HIGH SILICA PERCENTAGE.

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. 299

  • Deposit

    D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 P. 193

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative California resources

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