The Hot Spot Property is a manganese mine located in Franklin county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 42.325, -111.72610
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Hot Spot Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hot Spot Property
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Franklin
District: Cleveland Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 ORE SAMPLE ASSAYED 26 % MN
Materials
Ore: Wad
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Manganite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): Location Very Approximate
References
Reference (Deposit): VINCENT, K. C., AND HOLMES, D. T., 1952 , CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE MANGANESE ORES FROM THE VICINITY OF CLEVELAND, BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 4884 , 14 P
Reference (Deposit): 1952 OTHER USBM REPT. INV. 488
Reference (Deposit): V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, PRESTON QUAD, LOCATION NO. 169
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