| Deposit ID | 10039539 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050244 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Loma De Manganese Mine |
| Related records | 10113319 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.26958, 31.44957 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | ABT 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF AUSTERLITZ MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bartlett Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Atascosa Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic unit)
Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 010E | 01 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | Jurassic granitic rocks |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR/LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N25E |
| Dip | 50SE |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 0.46M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Production years | 1953-54 |
| District name | Oro Blanco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Otero And E. M. Hunter |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Edward A. Sheeney |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 5.49M |
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Overall length | 9.14M |
| Overall width | 1.83M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050244 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230012 |
FARNHAM, STEWART, AND DELONG, 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM IC 7990.
YEEND, WARREN, 1973.
ABM BULL 191, P. 64.
1957 RECON USBM IC 799
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT AT CONTACT OF COBRE RIDGE TUFF AND QUARTZ MONZONITE DIKE. ORE IN LENSES IN FISSURE ZONE, LITED IN STRIKE LENGTH TO 100 FT. HIGH GRADE LIMITED IN STRIKE LENGTH TO 50 FEET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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