Mine detail: Bear Canyon Group

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Location: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.9787, -107.07392
dep_id: 10012382
mrds_id: D007987
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Occurs In Numerous Widely Separated Fracture Zones.
Reporter: Menzie, David
hrock_type: Rhyolite
arock_type: Rhyolite
References:
  • Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 165-166
  • Deposit:: OSBURN, G.R., 1978 NMBMMR OFR-113, 159 PAGES, 1 PLATE
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