Mesa Manganese Prospect

The Mesa Manganese Prospect is a manganese mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,401 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: Mesa Manganese Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.28167, -113.84556

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Mesa Manganese Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mesa Manganese Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Limestone, General


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Mesa Manganese 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

Not available


Production

Year: 1954
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Ore 16.5 % Mn, Concentrates 43 % 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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PODLIKE MASSES, SEAMS, VEINLETS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tert Volcanic Rocks Overlie Possibly Mesozoic Metavolcanic And Metasedimentary Rocks. Small Outcropping Of Precambrian Plutonic Rock East Of Mine

Type: L
Description: Ns Trending Normal Fault Near Mine, Downthrown Side To West


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Limestone


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE MORE IMPORTANT DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A WIDE BELT OF ALTERED LIMESTONE, CUT BY MINERALIZED FRACTURES.


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L. AND L. A. STEWART, 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 52

Reference (Deposit): SUNESON, 1980, THE ORIGIN OF BIMODAL VOLCANISM, WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA, PHD THESIS, UNIV. OF CALIF. SANTA BARBARA

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.F. 7843 , P. 52


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