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Barry Creek Mine

Past Producer in Trinity county in California, United States with commodities Iron, 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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10117581
MAS/MILS ID 0061050008
Record type Site
Current site name Barry Creek Mine
Alternate or previous names Liberty Mine Group Sec16,T3s,R8e

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -123.26831, 40.19735 (WGS84)
Elevation 928
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trinity(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shannon Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garberville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mad-Redwood(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Six Rivers 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 Trinity

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Humboldt 027 N 012 W 18 NWNWNW California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -123.26831, 40.19735
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70W
    Dip 70N
    Thickness 2M
    Length 42M
    Width 8M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N70W:70N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    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 1941
Year of first production 1943

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anderson, Ann
    Interest 100
    Home office Ruth, Ca
    Year 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE ESTIMATE INCLUDES LIBERTY MINE GROUP, SEC.16,T3S,R8E LIBERTY MINE LIES ABOUT 100 YD. NW FROM BARRY CREEK LOCATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN-MINES & MIN RES TRINITY CO-CAL DIV.MINES GEO.CO.RPT

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.

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Authoritative California resources

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