Mangan Mine

The Mangan Mine is a manganese mine located in Johnson county, Wyoming.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Mangan Mine
Secondary: Includes Mary No. 1, Mary No. 2, Florence, Ruth No. 1, and Nettie No. 1 Placer Claims

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Wyoming
County: Johnson

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: H.V. George
Info Year: 1951

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): Excellent location map on very last page of the DMEA Docket.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Bull. 50, p. 130, lists 3 different sites within these same 4 sections. Secondary pyrolusite nodules in Flathead and Wind River Formations. A reserve of 300,000 to 1,000,000 tons.

Comment (Ownership): The Mead property is 4 lode and 5 placer claims, all of which are heald by location. Owners are Melvin S. Mead, John Keahey, Roger Lawson, Norman Mead, and Northern Development Co. This group obtained mineral rights, under lease, on adjoining 200 acres of patented land owned by C.J. Gammon of Buffalo Wy. H.V. George holds the compbined area under a lease dated Nov. 10, 1951.

References

Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral resources of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 50 [rev.], 287 p.
Pages: p. 130.

Reference (Deposit): DMEA Docket No. 2701, 80 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/2701_DMEA.pdf
URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/2701_DMEA.pdf

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