Manganese 1 & 2 Reed & Rodriguez Prospect

The Manganese 1 & 2 Reed & Rodriguez Prospect is a manganese mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,949 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: Manganese 1 & 2 Reed & Rodriguez Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation: 2,949 Feet (899 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.85389, -113.01306

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Manganese 1 & 2 Reed & Rodriguez Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Manganese 1 & 2 Reed & Rodriguez Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Aguila District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. C. Reed And Simon Rodriguez


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Form: SEAMS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Calcite
Unknown: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEAMS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH 20 FT AND RANGE FROM A FRACTION TO 3 IN. IN WIDTH.

Comment (Location): 20 MILES S70W FROM WICKENBURG. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD, NOT PROFITABLE


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL #170, 1919, P.34


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