Manganese Queen Mine

Past Producer in Trinity county in California, United States with commodities Calcium, Manganese, Silica
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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10214163
MRDS ID M020339
MAS/MILS ID 0061050051
Record type Site
Current site name Manganese Queen Mine
Related records 10109406

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -123.17551, 40.41955 (WGS84)
Elevation 1080
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

Dubakella Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Garberville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Trinity(hydrologic unit)

Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shasta-Trinity 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
Mount Diablo 030 N 012 W 26 SENESE California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -123.17551, 40.41955

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 2M
    Length 25M
    Width 3M
    Depth to top 3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N40W:80E
    Minimum Depth to Top 1
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 6HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1937
Year of first production 1942

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service - Trinity National Forest
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN-MINES AND MIN RES TRINITYCO-CAL.DIV.MINES GEO.CO.RPT

  • Deposit

    TRENGROVE,R.R.,USBM. R.I.5579

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Deino, Al 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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