The Vanza Mine is a manganese mine located in Bannock county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 42.61639, -112.00222
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Vanza Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vanza Mine
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bannock
District: Lava Hot Springs Dist.
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. R. Simplot Co.
Home Office: Boise, Id
Production
Year: 1957
Time Period: To 1957
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^30 - 34% Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SHIPPING GRADE RAN BETWEEN 30 - 34% MN. ORE
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON S SIDE OF PORTNEUF R. ABOUT 1/4 MI E OF LAVA HOT SPRINGS
Comment (Development): 2 LODE CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): DOTSON, J. C., 1957, IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT, 2 P.
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C.R., 1955 , A SURVEY OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 105 , 56 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1955 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 105
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Production): DOTSON, J. C., 1957, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
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