Black Vulture Prospect

The Black Vulture Prospect is a manganese mine located in Maricopa 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: Black Vulture Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.6775, -112.98250

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Black Vulture Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Vulture Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Osborn District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Manganite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE NW EDGE OF THE BELMONT MOUNTAINS. INFO FROM LAND.ST :01; 49? 1978

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Development): 14 PATENTED CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.

Reference (Deposit): USBM-FILE DATA-CLUSTER NO 564-BLACK VULTURE MINE.

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, G.B., 1985, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS OF WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-17, 140 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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