Blackbell Prospect

The Blackbell Prospect is a manganese mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,501 feet.

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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: Blackbell Prospect

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Manganese

Lat, Long: 33.4625, -110.77389

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Blackbell Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blackbell Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe Hills District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. John Duber
Years: 1961 -

Production

Year: 1954
Material type: MN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^24% Mn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
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

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite

Ore: Wad

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment Type:
Workings

Comment: ORE WAS MINED FROM THREE SHALLOW OPENCUTS SPACED AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS ALONG STRIKE OF THE FRACTURE.

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 68
Reference Category: Production	Reference: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 68.