Norps Group

The Norps Group is a manganese and barium-barite mine located in La Paz 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: Norps Group

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese, Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 33.72611, -113.34167

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Norps Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Norps Group


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz


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

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Location): PART OF THE NORPS GROUP IS LOCATED AT SEC 36, T5N, R11W WITH ESTIMATED GEODETIC COORDINATES OF 33-43-40N, 113-15-52W.

Comment (Development): CONSIDERABLE EXPLORATION WORK BUT NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5651, P. 83-84.

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.

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


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