Pilot Rock Mine

The Pilot Rock Mine is a manganese mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Pilot Rock Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.40972, -114.27500

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Pilot Rock Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pilot Rock Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Pilot Rock District


Land Status

Land ownership: State Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Sorted Ore, 38 % Mn
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Sorted Ore, 29.4 % Mn


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: ENECHELON FRACTURES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Workings): 10 OPEN CUTS RANGE FROM A FEW FEET TO 12 FEET DEEP.


References

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.F. 7843 , P. 54 - 5

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L. AND STEWART, L.A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 54


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