Campbell Group

The Campbell Group is a manganese mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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

Name: Campbell Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.32556, -110.78167

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Campbell Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Campbell Group


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Heber 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/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1953
Time Period: 1944 - 1953
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^40 - 45 % Mn
Year: 1953
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^37 % 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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: FRAGMENTS AND MASSES WITH SEAMS AND FRACTURES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Production): ITEM 2 : PRODUCTION FIGURE FOR APRIL 1954 - JULY 1954

Comment (Workings): SURFACE: PITS EXCAVATED TO DEPTH OF 10 FT.

Comment (Deposit): THE ABOVE DESCRIPTIONS OF DEPOSITS AND WORKINGS ARE FROM THE ENTIRE HEBER DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATLY 80 LODE CLAIMS; CAMPBELL GROUP BEING JUST ONE OF THE MANY GROUPS COMPRISING THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., AND STEWART, L. A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN ARIZ.: USBM, IC #7843 P. 11 - 12

Reference (Production): USBM IC 7843


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