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Psilomelane Group 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027641
MRDS ID M003657
Record type Site
Current site name Psilomelane Group Mine
Alternate or previous names Loves Mine
Related records 10161825

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.60384, 34.32726 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Relative position 11 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)

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 Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011N 013W 03 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Wad Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.60384, 34.32726
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Beds Are Tilted And Warped

Ore body information

  • Strike N 85 W
    Dip 20 SW
    Thickness 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1953 - 1954

Mining district

District name Artillery District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Period 1953 - 1954
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^18.4 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Manganese Manganese 18wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 76.2M

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. 47

  • Production

    USBM I.C. 7843, P. 47

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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