The Norps Group is a manganese and barium-barite mine located in La Paz county, Arizona.
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:
Commodity: Manganese, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 33.72611, -113.34167
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Norps Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Norps Group
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Location): PART OF THE NORPS GROUP IS LOCATED AT SEC 36, T5N, R11W WITH ESTIMATED GEODETIC COORDINATES OF 33-43-40N, 113-15-52W.
Comment (Development): CONSIDERABLE EXPLORATION WORK BUT NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5651, P. 83-84.
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.
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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