Black Warrior Mine

The Black Warrior Mine is a manganese mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,601 feet.

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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 Warrior Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.32583, -113.60361

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Black Warrior Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Warrior Mine
Secondary: Hurley


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Artillery Peak District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^10.6 % 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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1948 ASSAYS: MN, 23.2 , 25.0 , 30.9 , 33.2 %
Analytical Data: AL, 8.6 , 8.7 , 6.1 , 7.3 %
Analytical Data: FE, 0.9 , 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.5 %
Analytical Data: PB, 0.05 , 0.05 , 0.05 , 2.0 %.
Analytical Data: CU, 0.3 , 0.2 , 0.3 , 0.3 %


Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Manganite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE BEDS ARE UNIFORM AND CONTINUOUS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ORE IS LOCALLY MASSIVE, BUT MAINLY OCCURS AS CEMENTING MEDIUM OF SANDSTONE GRAINS.


References

Reference (Deposit): LONG, W.J., 1948 , CONCENTRATION OF MISCELLANEOUS OXIDE MANGANESE ORES FROM YAVAPAI, YUMA, MARICOPA, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. R.I. 4291

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L. AND STEWART, L.A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 7843, P. 49


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