Description
L.A. Billingsley And Louis Dean
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlManganese Minerals Occur Sporadically Along A Prominent, E-Trending, Quartz-Filled Fracture Zone Traversing Volcanic Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockRhyolite · Tertiary Volcanic Flows
StructureSteep Northerly Trending Zones Of Shearing And Brecciation In Volcanic Rocks, Largest Exposure Of Ore Consists Of A Pod-Like Body With Maximum Width Of 8 Ft And Length Of 20 Ft; Most Exploration Work Was Done On This Exposure
Tectonic settingRidge Terrain Between Whitlock Valley And The Peloncillo Mountains
AlterationSurface Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10026964
MRDS IDM001367
Alternate namesBlack King Group, Pbc Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.744, -109.22731
References
FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C.W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 104USBM FILES, WILBA GROUPU.S.B.M. I.C. 7990