Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryLead, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThe Manganese Deposits On The Iron King Claim Occur Along A Fracture Zone Occupying A Fault Contact Between Diabase And Beds Of The Mescal Limestone. The Zone Strikes About N 80 Deg. E And Dips From Vertical To 75 Deg. N. The Manganese Deposits On The Neighboring Red Oxide Claim Occur In A Fracture Zone Cutting The Mescal Limestone. This Zone About 700 Feet North Of The Iron King Deposit, Strikes N45e And Dips Steeply Northwest.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1945
Identification
Deposit ID10109035
MRDS IDM002965
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.42675, -110.75125
References
FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 71 .USGS PP 342, P. 111USB OF M INF. CIRC. 7990 , P. 71