The Shoup Group is a manganese mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,880 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: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 34.575, -111.32444
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Shoup Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shoup Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Long Valley District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
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: SEAMS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHOUP PROPERTY COMPRISES 14 LODE CLAIMS, 4 OF WHICH ARE PATENTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 41
Comment (Workings): SURFACE WORKINGS: TRENCHING BOTTOMED IN DETRITAL MATERIAL, REMOVING ONLY VARYING AMOUNTS OF MANGANESE FRAGMENTS. TRENCH NOT EXCEEDING 20 FT. IN DEPTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., AND STEWART, L.A., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN ARIZ.: USBM, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843, P. 10-11
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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