Mine detail: Oliver Claims

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Location

Lat / long:

33.19788, -109.37009

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Ore:	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Orebody form:	LENSES, IRREGULAR MASSES
Discovery year:	1955

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1955

Geology

Host rock:	Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Narrow Belts Of Carboniferous Limestone Surrounded By Tertiary Volcanic Flows, Limestone Beds Occupy Eastern End Of A Comparatively Narrow Belt Of Carboniferous Rocks That Extends Westward For Several Miles
Tectonic:	Transition Between Basin And Range And Colorado Plateau Provinces
Alteration processes:	Surface Oxidation To Unknown Depths

References

MRDS	M001690
DEP	10027003
Reference	{Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C.W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 96 .}{Deposit:: USBM FILES, OLIVER GROUP OF CLAIMS}{Deposit:: BENNETT, 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153 P.}{Production:: U.S.B.M. I.C. 7990 , P. 96 .}
Reporter	Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Calder, Susan R.