Iron King Mine

The Iron King Mine is a manganese mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,348 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

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Site Name

Primary: Iron King Mine
Secondary: War Eagle

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Planet District

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BLOW OUTS

Structure

Type: L
Description: The Fault Marks The Contact Between Conglomerate And Wash Material On The Northeast Or Footwall Side And Silicified And Serpentinized Limestone And Quartzite Breccia On The Hanging Wall, In Which The Manganese Minerals Occur. The Zone Of Brecciation Along This Fault Is 100 Feet Wide In Places, And For A Distance Of 1000 Feet The Rocks Are Generally Iron Stained

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 40% SI
Analytical Data: 15% FE
Analytical Data: 15% MN

Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE

Comment (Production): ONE CAR LOAD IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SHIPPED IN 1916 AND CONTAINED ABOUT 30% MN AND WAS HIGH IN SILICA

Comment (Workings): THE DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN EXPLORED BY SHORT TUNNELS AND A SHALLOW SHAFT

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L. JR.; RANSOME, E.L.; 1920; DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 710, P. 181

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; BUTLER, G.M.; 1930; MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 127, P. 99

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