Manganese Chief Group

The Manganese Chief Group is a manganese mine located in Socorro county, New Mexico at an elevation of 7,251 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Manganese Chief Group
Secondary: Johnson-Kelly Manganese Group

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: New Mexico
County: Socorro
District: Magdalena Mountains Area

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

Owner Name: Tom E. Kelly
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: Rico Mining Co., Frank King Mining Co., Utah Mining And Exploration Co.
Years: 1958 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
Year Last Production: 1958
Discovery Year: 1917
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 32 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS REPORTED IN 1961 CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS OPENCUTS, PITS AND A FEW EXPLORATION ADITS. MOST PRODUCTION CAME FROM 14 OPENCUTS WITH AN AGGREGATE LENGTH OF 2500 FT. AND WIDTH OF 300 FT..

Comment (Location): ACCURATE LOCATION IS FOR THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE CLAIM GROUP.

References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 152-154

Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): PETTY, D.M., 1979 NMBMMR OFR-106, 174 PAGES, 2 PLATES

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