Monument King

The Monument King is a manganese mine located in San Bernardino county, California.

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: Monument King  

State:  California

County:  San Bernardino

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 34.29306, -114.29694

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Monument King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Monument King
Secondary: Manganese King
Secondary: Hidden Treasure
Secondary: Hidden Cross
Secondary: La Course
Secondary: Cross Roads
Secondary: Hall Burke
Secondary: Ring and Hidden


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: California
County: San Bernardino
District: Monument


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MANGANESE OXIDE AND HEMATITE OCCURRING IN LENTICULAR BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH JASPER IN LIMESTONE. THE LIMESTONE IS ENCLOSED IN BROWN SANDSTONE AND VOLCANIC BRECCIA. THE ORE GENERALLY LIES PARALLEL TO THE LIMESTONE BEDDING AND CONSISTS MAINLY OF PSILOMELANE TYPE MATERIAL, SOME SOFT BLACK OXIDE, HEMATITE AND CALCITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 PP. 202 - 203

Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 125 1943 PP. 162 , 66


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