Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENSES
Ore controlMineralization Replaced Favorable Host Rock Adjacent To Fracture Zones.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Oswaldo Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Last production1959
Identification
Deposit ID10013458
MRDS IDD009755
Alternate namesDorsey Mine: Bear Mountain Group of Claims, Nineteen-Sixteen Mine, Bear Mountain Manganese Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.8315, -108.3359
References
WELLS, E.H., 1918 NMBMMR BULL 2, P. 42-43FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 29-31CUNNINGHAM, J.E., 1974 NMBMMR GEOLOGIC MAP, GM-30NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATADORR, J.V.N., 1965, MANGANESE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEW MEXICO: U.S. 89TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, P. 183-195.JONES, E.L., JR., 1919, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710, P. 45.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MILS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1978A.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MAS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1979.FARNHAM, L.L., 1961, P. 30.