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Spring Mine

Past Producer in La Paz 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. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027654
MRDS ID M003696
Record type Site
Current site name Spring Mine
Alternate or previous names Kaiserdoom Group, Black Bitch
Related records 10259317

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.41244, 34.28672 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position SOUTH SIDE OF SANTA MARIA RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Palmerita Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alamo Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Maria(hydrologic unit)

Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona La Paz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011N 011W 21,22 W OF CENTER; E OF CENTER Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 45% MN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.41244, 34.28672
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR MASSES
    Thickness 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Manganese Ore Occurs At The Top Of The Lower Series, In The Grit Member And In The Clay Bed Which Underlies It. The Grit Member Is Form 1 To 5 Feet Thick And The Clay Bed About 10 Feet Thick The Ore Occurs For About 1200 Feet Following The Sinuosities Of The Outcrop Of The Grit

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Artillery District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1958
    Period 1953-1958
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4-5% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 5wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1920
    Total resources 90000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 45 wt-pct Manganese Major 1920

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROPERTY EXPLORED BY 2 SHORT TUNNELS, WORK FROM OPEN PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, E.L. JR.; RANSOME, F.L.; 1920; DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 710, P. 183

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D.; BUTLER, G.M.; MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 127, P. 102

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 115

  • Production

    (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1979 Hall, R. K. (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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