New Mexico · Socorro County
Past Producer

Manganese Chief Group

Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Manganese
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Description

Frank Kelly And Fred Johnson

Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Occurs In Numerous Widely Scattered Shear And Breccia Zones.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1953
Last production1958
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10101729
MRDS IDD008000
Alternate namesJohnson-Kelly Manganese Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.93676, -107.09281
References
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 152-154NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAPETTY, D.M., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-106, 174 PAGES, 2 PLATES