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Denison Group

Past Producer in Coconino county in Arizona, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027384
MRDS ID M003000
Record type Site
Current site name Denison Group
Related records 10234130

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.78237, 34.32562 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 2 MILES NORTH OF MONGOLLON RIM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coconino(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

O W Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Show Low(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Holbrook(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chevelon Canyon(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Coconino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011N;011N 015E;015E 17,18,19,20 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.78237, 34.32562
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FRAGMENTS AND MASSES WITH SOME SEAMS AND FRACTURES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Some Manganese Oxides Occurring As Seams Along Bedded Planes And Fractures Within Sandstone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Heber District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Period 1944 - 1953
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^40 - 45 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 43wt-pct
  • Year 1953
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^37 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 37wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 2 : PRODUCTION FIGURE FOR APRIL 1954 - JULY 1954

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.014HA
    Overall depth 18.29M
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 4.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE: PITS EXCAVATED TO DEPTH OF 10 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L. L. AND STEWART, L. A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN WESTERN ARIZ.: USBM, IC. #7843 P. 11 - 12

  • Production

    USBM IC 7843

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITS AND WORKINGS ARE FROM THE ENTIRE HEBER DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATLY 80 LODE CLAIMS; DENISON GROUP BEING JUST ONE OF THE MANY GROUPS COMPRISING THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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