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Black Chief Property

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10259133
MAS/MILS ID 0040120072
Record type Site
Current site name Black Chief Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -114.08829, 33.93695 (WGS84)
Elevation 351

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bouse(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blythe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bouse Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(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 007 N 018 W 24 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -114.08829, 33.93695
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. C. Townsend
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1973
  • Type Operator
    Owner Manganese Corp
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1973

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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