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Arizona · Mohave County

Mesa Manganese Prospect

Unconfirmed Manganese Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Mohave
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Manganese
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former Mn occurrence/mine located in the W½ sec. 21, and in the E½ sec. 20, T11N, R15W, G&SRM, 11.5 miles SW of McCracken Peak, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. Owned by T.J. Rogers and J.M. Neal, Arizona (1953). Operated by Stacey Bor…

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  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Limestone
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
  • Basalt
  • commodity:Manganese
  • Limestone
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
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  • Limestone
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
  • Basalt
  • commodity:Manganese
  • Limestone
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
  • Sandstone

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 105994

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (6)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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