Idaho · Franklin County
Past Producer

Idaho Manganese Mining Company Mine

Franklin County, Idaho, United States
Manganese
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Description

Sam Ames

Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENS
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Limestone · Sandy Marl, Bedded Sandy Clay, Sand, Travertine
StructureNumerous Minor Faults
AlterationFe Staining
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1925
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10078012
MRDS IDW026122
Alternate namesCleveland Mine, Mc Gregor Ranch Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.34409, -111.69942
References
HEWETT, C. F., 1928 , A MANGANESE DEPOSIT OF PLEISTOCENE AGE IN BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1927 : USGS BULL. 795 - H, P. 211 - 221HEWETT, D. F., AND OTHERS, 1963 , DEPOSITS OF THE MANGANESE OXIDES, SUPPLEMENT: ECON. GEOL., V. 58 , NO. 1 , P. 1 - 51VINCENT, K. C., AND HOLMES, D. T., 1952 , CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE MANGANESE ORES FROM THE VICINITY OF CLEVELAND, BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 4884 , 14 P.BRIGHT, R. C., 1960 , GEOLOGY OF THE CLEVELAND AREA, SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNIV. OF UTAH, M. S. THESIS, 262 P.1928 RECON C. F. HEWETT, BULL. 795 - H1952 OTHER USBM REPT. INV. 4884BRIGHT, R. C., 1960 , UNIV. OF UTAH, M. S. THESIS, P. 200HEWETT, D. F., 1928 , USGS BULL. 795 - H, P. 218