Manhattan and Pleasant View Mines

The Manhattan and Pleasant View Mines is a manganese mine located in Grant county, New Mexico.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Manhattan and Pleasant View Mines

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Grant
District: Central District (Bayard District)

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Luis Suchoff
Years: 1940 -

Owner Name: Metals Reserve Co.
Years: 1944 -

Production

Year: 1954
Time Period: 1942-1954
Description: Cp_Grade: ^16-21% Mn
Year: 1954
Time Period: 1953-1954
Description: Cp_Grade: ^21.3% Mn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): PB-ZN PRODUCTION UNKNOWN

Comment (Development): ORIGINALLY PATENTED FOR PB-ZN IN 1903 AND MINED FOR PB-ZN UNTIL WWII WHEN IT WAS DEVELOPED FOR MN.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN ALONG FAULT STRIKING N30E IN QUARTZ DIORITE. VEIN 1-2 M. WIDE AND DIPPING STEEPLY TO SE. ZONE CAN BE TRACED 650 M. WITH DEPOSITS 32 M. LONG AND 0.5-1.5 M. WIDE WITHIN THE ZONE.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS. SHAFTS ARE 55 M. AND 25 M. DEEP.

References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., 1961, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8030, P. 31-32.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MILS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1978A.

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