The Blackbell Prospect is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 33.4625, -110.77389
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Blackbell Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blackbell Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe Hills District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. John Duber
Years: 1961 -
Production
Year: 1954
Material type: MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^24% Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
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: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): ORE WAS MINED FROM THREE SHALLOW OPENCUTS SPACED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS ALONG STRIKE OF THE FRACTURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 68
Reference (Production): USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 68.
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