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Kellogg Mine Vanella Or Manilla Property

Occurrence in Calaveras 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10028789
MRDS ID M005988
Record type Site
Current site name Kellogg Mine Vanella Or Manilla Property
Related records 10235365

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.65907, 38.05408 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MI. W OF ALTAVILLE; GO W ALONG ROAD FROM ALTAVILLE TOWARD COPPEROPOLIS FOR 6.5 MI. THEN N FOR 0.2 MI., THEN W OVER UNIMPROVED ROAD FOR 0.6MI. MINE IS ONE SIDE NEAR CREST OF BEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calaveras(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Salt Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Andreas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sacramento(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Calaveras(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Calaveras

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002N 012E 04 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Psilomelane Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE 40 PERCENT MANGANESE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.65907, 38.05408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 - 35 W
    Dip 70 NE - 40 SW
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 9.45M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BED OF MANGANESE OXIDE 1-6' THICK EXPOSED FOR A LENGTH OF 31'; ORE IS ENCLOSED IN THICK-BEDDED, WHITE TO YELLOWISH-BROWN CHERT. STRIKE RANGES FROM N. 30 DEG.-35 DEG. W., AND DIP FROM 70 DEG. NE TO 45 DEG. SW. MANGANESE ORE IS MAINLY HARD, BRITTLE BLUE-BLACK PSILOMELANE; AVERAGE GRADE IS ABOUT 40% MANGANESE. SOME ORE CONTAINS OXIDIZED LIGHT BROWN MN CARBONATE (RHODOCROSITE),BEMENTITE, AND SOME BROWN OPALINE MATERIAL WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO NEOTOCITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MAIN DEVELOPMENT IS A T-SHAPED OPEN CUT 31' LONG, 3-5' WIDE, AND UP TO 10' DEEP; SEVERAL OTHER CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 152, P. 45-46; B. 125, P. 107; REPT. 21, P. 163; B. 76, P. 31

  • Deposit

    USBM R.I. 5579, P. 22

  • Deposit

    CALIF. EC. MIN. MAP NO. 5, 1943

  • Deposit

    CALIF. COUNTY REPT. NO. 2 , P. 212 AND PL. D; USGS MR-23

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1977 Von Dohlen, E.; Albers, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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