New Mexico · Grant County
Past Producer

Consolation Mine

Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Gila Conglomerate
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1945
Last production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10013460
MRDS IDD009758
Alternate namesConsolation Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.63567, -108.83035
References
FARNHAM, L. L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 35-36GILLERMAN, E., 1964 NMBMMR BULL 83, P. 168-169NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAGILLERMAN, E., 1964, P. 169