Mine detail: Bear Canyon Mine

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Location: Butte County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.54821, -121.17715
dep_id: 10028529
mrds_id: M005552
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Rhodonite
gangue: Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
Reporter: Von Dohlen, E.; Albers, J., Gere, W.
hrock_unit: Calaveras Complex
hrock_type: Metasedimentary Rock
References:
  • Deposit:: CALIF. DIV. OF MINES: R. 26, P. 408; B. 152 (1950) P. 35; B. 125, P. 104
  • Deposit:: SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, V. 2, P. 60
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