The Rainbow Group is a manganese mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 34.325, -110.77139
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Rainbow Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
District: Heber 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/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1953
Time Period: 1944 - 1953
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Cp_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: FRAGMENTS AND MASSES WITH SOME SEAMS AND FRACTURES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM 8 : PRODUCTION FIGURE FOR RAINBOW GROUP ONLY
Comment (Deposit): THE ABOVE DESCRIPTIONS OF DEPOSITS AND WORKINGS (EXCLUDING ITEM 8 UNDER CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION) ARE FROM THE ENTIRE HEBER DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATLY 80 LODE CLAIMS; RAINBOW GROUP BEING JUST ONE OF THE MANY GROUPS COMPRISING THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): SURFACE: PITS EXCAVATED TO DEPTH OF 10 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., AND STEWART, L. A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN ARIZ.: USBM, IC #7843 P. 11 - 12
Reference (Production): USBM I.C. 7843
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