Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR MASSES
Ore controlThe Manganese Ore Occurs At The Top Of The Lower Series, In The Grit Member And In The Clay Bed Which Underlies It. The Grit Member Is Form 1 To 5 Feet Thick And The Clay Bed About 10 Feet Thick The Ore Occurs For About 1200 Feet Following The Sinuosities Of The Outcrop Of The Grit
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone
Associated rockBasalt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027654
MRDS IDM003696
Alternate namesKaiserdoom Group, Black Bitch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.28672, -113.41244
References
JONES, E.L. JR.; RANSOME, F.L.; 1920; DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 710, P. 183WILSON, E.D.; BUTLER, G.M.; MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 127, P. 102KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 115(8) KEITH, S.B., 1978.