The Denison Group is a manganese mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,860 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: 6,860 Feet (2,091 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 34.57028, -111.33472
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Denison Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Denison Group
Secondary: Black Diamond
Secondary: Mccloskey Claim
Secondary: Linesba Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Long Valley District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1929
Time Period: 1927 - 1929
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^45 - 48 % Mn
Year: 1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^40 % Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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
Form: SEAMS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :01, 41?
Comment (Workings): THESE ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE LARGEST AND MOST PRODUCTIVE OF THE ACCESSIBLE OPEN PIT WORKINGS ON THE DENISON PROPERTY.
Comment (Deposit): DENISON PROPERTY COMPRISES NINE PATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): ITEM 10 : TOTAL PRODUCTION OF DENISON PROPERTY FROM 1927 - 1954 .
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., AND STEWART, L.A., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN ARIZ.: USBM, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843, P. 7-10.
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L., JR., 1920, DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZ.: USGS BULL. 710-D, P. 125-128.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): USBM IC 7843
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