Shannon Prospect

The Shannon Prospect is a manganese mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,919 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

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Site Name

Primary: Shannon Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Calcium

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Artillery Peak District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Sorted Ore, 15% 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: MANGANIFEROUS BEDS AND FRACTURES, WADS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Complex Folding Of Sandtrap Congl. (Plio)

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Manganite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): AVERAGE GRADE OF DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY VERY LOW, THE AMOUNT OF MANGANESE SMALL.

Comment (Workings): ONLY WORKINGS AS OF 1938 WERE SCATTERED ASSESSMENT HOLES. THREE OPEN CUTS IN 1956 .

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: STEEP FISSURES

References

Reference (Deposit): LASKY, S.G., AND WEBBER, B.N., 1949, MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE ARTILLERY MOUNTAINS REGION, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 961.

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., AND STEWART, L.A., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843, P. 41.

Reference (Deposit): HEWITT, D.F., 1936, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 871, P. 83.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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