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
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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