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Manganese King Mine

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Manganese, Tungsten
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  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 10102391
MRDS ID M000020
Record type Site
Current site name Manganese King Mine
Related records 10137619

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.12711, 32.4276 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Relative position 9 MILES NW OF GU ACHI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ventana(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Rosa Wash(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011S 002E 36 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • WITHIN PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION, UNSURVEYED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.12711, 32.4276
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Trending Fractures Dip Steeply Ne. Thrust Fault Greatly Contorts Beds Locally

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, IRREGULAR BANDS, PODS
    Strike NE
    Dip 30 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone And Some Fractured Areas

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE IS INTERBEDDED WITH QUARTZITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^29.6 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 30wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 16.76M
    Overall depth 16.46M
    Overall length 13.72M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM IC 7990 , P. 112 - 13

  • Production

    USBM IC 7990 . USBM CARD FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (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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