Rye Creek Prospect

The Rye Creek Prospect is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 feet.

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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

Name: Rye Creek Prospect

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.14417, -111.34972

Satelite image of the Rye Creek Prospect

Rye Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rye Creek Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: R Creek District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Form: PODS

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

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

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite

Comments

References

Reference Category: Deposit

Reference: FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990