Arizona Manganese Prospect

Mohave County, Arizona, United States

Manganese Iron

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimaryManganese

SecondaryIron

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsSurface

Ore controlThe Ore Occurs Mainly As Breccia But Also As Fissure Fillings. The Hard Ores Give Way To Soft Manganese Oxides At Shallow Depths.

Materials

Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite

Geology

Host rockDiorite,Gneiss,Granite

Associated rockSandstone

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

Production yearsPRIOR TO 1918

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References

WILSON, E.D. AND BUTLER, G.M., 1930 , MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 127 , P. 76 - 8JONES, E.L. JR. AND RANSOME, F.L., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 710 - D, P. 151 - 3U.S.G.S. BULL. 710 - D, P. 151 - 3

Identification

Deposit ID10027897

MRDS IDM004398

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates34.45393, -114.33024