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Price Mine

Past Producer in Mohave 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027639
MRDS ID M003652
Record type Site
Current site name Price Mine
Related records 10210707

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.56994, 34.31365 (WGS84)
Elevation 390
Relative position 12 MILES S OF SIGNAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Artillery Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alamo Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bill Williams(hydrologic unit)

Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011N;011N 013W;012W 12;07 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.56994, 34.31365
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip S
    Thickness 10.67M
    Length 609.6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1953 - 1956

Mining district

District name Artillery Peak District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1956
    Period 1953 - 1956
    Material CON
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^29 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 29wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • CONCENTRATES PRODUCTION IS COMBINED WITH THE PRICELESS MINE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1949
    Total resources 6000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 1.6 wt-pct Manganese Major 1949

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 15.24M
    Overall length 27.43M
    Overall width 15.24M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L.L. AND STEWART, L.A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P. 33

  • Deposit

    HEWITT, D.F., 1936 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 871 , P. 83

  • Deposit

    LASKY, S.G. AND WEBBER, B.N., 1949 , MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE ARTILLERY MOUNTAINS REGION, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 961 , P. 65

  • Deposit

    MOUAT, M.M., 1962 , MANGANESE OXIDES FROM THE ARTILLERY MOUNTAINS AREA, ARIZONA: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, VOL. 47 , NOS. 5 & 6 , P. 744

  • Production

    USBM I.C. 7843, P. 31-2

  • Reserve-Resource

    U.S.G.S. BULL. 961 , P. 81

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT IS SO DISSEMINATED THAT IT CLOSELY RESEMBLES BEDDED DEPOSITS ( MOUAT, 1962 )

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Johnson, K. H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1979 Creasey, S. C. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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