The Rainbow No12 M.S.4512 is a manganese mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,520 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: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 34.3272, -110.76580
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Rainbow No12 M.S.4512 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow No12 M.S.4512
Secondary: Rainbow Group
Secondary: Rainbow
Secondary: Mesa Verde No4 M.S.4512
Secondary: Glory Hole No2 M.S.4512
Secondary: Vanadium Corp
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Patrick And H. A. Thurston
Home Office: Arizona
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS WOODS CANYON QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 170
Reference (Deposit): ADMR RAINBOW MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM,L, USMB IC 7843,P11
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): CLAIM EXTENDS INTO SECTION 21
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