Black Diamond Mine

The Black Diamond Mine is a manganese mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,080 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: Black Diamond Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 2,080 Feet (634 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.32139, -113.53444

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Black Diamond Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Diamond Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Calcium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Artillery Peak 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: G. H. Lewis, J. Lewis, Mrs. B. Thompson


Production

Year: 1954
Time Period: 1952 - 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^19.3 % Mn
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1955
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^About 19 % 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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRINGERS AND IRREGULAR NODULES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Manganite
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Gold


Comments

Comment (Development): MINE CONSISTS OF 4 CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): OPEN WORKINGS ARE 50 FT. DEEP, PLANS WERE MADE IN 1956 TO OPEN PIT WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): USBM I.C. 7843, P. 38

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., AND STEWART, L.A., 1958, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843, P. 38 - 40.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.


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