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Idaho Manganese Mining Company Mine

Past Producer in Franklin county in Idaho, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078012
MRDS ID W026122
Record type Site
Current site name Idaho Manganese Mining Company Mine
Alternate or previous names Cleveland Mine, Mc Gregor Ranch Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.69942, 42.34409 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 22 MI SSW OF SODA SPRINGS; 1.25 MI E OF CLEVELAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oneida Narrows Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Bear(hydrologic unit)

Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Franklin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012S 041E 30,31 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE, PLOTTED FROM HEWETT AND OTHERS ( 1963 ) VINCENT ( 1952 ), AND BRIGHT ( 1960 ) ; HEWETT ( 1928 ) PLACES THIS DEPOSIT IN T 11 S, R 40 E

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Staining

Analytical data

Result ORE RANGES FROM 37 % - 47 % MN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Sandy Marl, Bedded Sandy Clay, Sand, Travertine
    Rock description Sandy Marl, Bedded Sandy Clay, Sand, Travertine
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Numerous Minor Faults

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, LENS
    Strike NE
    Dip 5 DEG SE
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1922
Discoverer Sam Ames
Year of first production 1925

Mining district

District name Cleveland Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idaho Manganese Co. ( 1928 )
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Gregor, W. C.
    First year 1928

Production statistics

  • Year 1927
    Period 1925 - 1927
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Ave. 45 % Mno2 By Weight, Tenor Of Ore Ranged 21.22 - 57.12 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    MnO2 Ore Manganese Manganese 45wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATE ABOVE FOR LOWEST ZONE, TOTALS ABOUT 3000 TONS ORE / ACRE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 114.3M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONSISTS OF 3 TUNNELS, 1500 FT DIAMOND DRILL HOLES

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: BRIGHT ( 1960 ) BELIEVES ORE PROBABLY DEPLETED AND NOT WORTHY OF MORE DEVELOPMENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, C. F., 1928 , A MANGANESE DEPOSIT OF PLEISTOCENE AGE IN BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1927 : USGS BULL. 795 - H, P. 211 - 221

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, D. F., AND OTHERS, 1963 , DEPOSITS OF THE MANGANESE OXIDES, SUPPLEMENT: ECON. GEOL., V. 58 , NO. 1 , P. 1 - 51

  • Deposit

    VINCENT, K. C., AND HOLMES, D. T., 1952 , CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE MANGANESE ORES FROM THE VICINITY OF CLEVELAND, BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 4884 , 14 P.

  • Deposit

    BRIGHT, R. C., 1960 , GEOLOGY OF THE CLEVELAND AREA, SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNIV. OF UTAH, M. S. THESIS, 262 P.

  • Deposit

    1928 RECON C. F. HEWETT, BULL. 795 - H

  • Deposit

    1952 OTHER USBM REPT. INV. 4884

  • Production

    BRIGHT, R. C., 1960 , UNIV. OF UTAH, M. S. THESIS, P. 200

  • Reserve-Resource

    HEWETT, D. F., 1928 , USGS BULL. 795 - H, P. 218

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USBM ( 1952 ) CALLS MN A REPLACEMENT DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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