The Blue Ridge Property is a manganese mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,558 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: 6,558 Feet (1,999 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 34.55056, -111.15722
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Blue Ridge Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Ridge Property
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Long Valley District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Production
Not available
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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES AND POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM #1 : REFERENCE STATES; "A FEW TONS OF SORTED ORE WAS PRODUCED DURING 1942".
Comment (Geology): MANGANESE FLOAT WAS FOUND OVER AN AREA OF MORE THAN A SQUARE MILE.
Comment (Deposit): PSILOMELANE REPLACES SOIL AND OVERBURDEN.
Comment (Deposit): BLUE RIDGE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY OPEN CUTS, WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 5 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L. AND STEWART, L. A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN ARIZ.: USBM, IC #7843 P. 11 .
Reference (Deposit): USBM CARD FILE.
Reference (Production): USBM IC 7843
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