Blue Ridge Property

The Blue Ridge Property is a manganese mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,558 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

Name: Blue Ridge Property  

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 6,558 Feet (1,999 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.55056, -111.15722

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Blue Ridge Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Ridge Property


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Long Valley District


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

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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: LENSES AND POCKETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane


Comments

Comment (Production): ITEM #1 : REFERENCE STATES; "A FEW TONS OF SORTED ORE WAS PRODUCED DURING 1942".

Comment (Geology): MANGANESE FLOAT WAS FOUND OVER AN AREA OF MORE THAN A SQUARE MILE.

Comment (Deposit): PSILOMELANE REPLACES SOIL AND OVERBURDEN.

Comment (Deposit): BLUE RIDGE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY OPEN CUTS, WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 5 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L. AND STEWART, L. A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN ARIZ.: USBM, IC #7843 P. 11 .

Reference (Deposit): USBM CARD FILE.

Reference (Production): USBM IC 7843


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