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Priceless 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  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 10027640
MRDS ID M003653
Record type Site
Current site name Priceless Mine
Related records 10186237

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.57244, 34.31421 (WGS84)
Elevation 415
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 013W 12 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coronadite Ore
Hollandite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.57244, 34.31421
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Supergene, Hard Manganese Oxides, Psilomelane And Manganite Deposited Along Nw Trending Fractures.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
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
    Major Manganese Manganese 29wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • CONCENTRATES PRODUCTION IS COMBINED WITH THE PRICE MINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 167.64M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ARE 50 FEET (MAXIMUM) DEEP

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. 32

  • 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

  • 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. 7834, P. 31-2

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-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.

External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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