The Livingston Group Mine is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.45222, -110.77250
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Livingston Group Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Livingston Group Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe Hills District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Ownership
Owner Name: D. N. Spencer
Years: 1961 -
Production
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1953 - 1954
Material type: MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^25 % Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
Year Last Production: 1954
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): TWO UNPATENTED CLAIMS; HELD BY F.A.SITTON IN 1954
Comment (Workings): DEPOSITS ALSO DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SMALL OPEN CUTS.
References
Reference (Production): USBM INFORMATION BULLETIN 7990 , P. 56
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 56
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