Mine detail: Iron King Mine

Previously called 'War Eagle'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.22115, -113.98051

Resource(B)

Primary:	Manganese
Tertiary:	Barium-Barite, Iron
Ore:	Barite, Hematite
Orebody form:	BLOW OUTS

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Associated type:	Basalt
Structure:	The Fault Marks The Contact Between Conglomerate And Wash Material On The Northeast Or Footwall Side And Silicified And Serpentinized Limestone And Quartzite Breccia On The Hanging Wall, In Which The Manganese Minerals Occur. The Zone Of Brecciation Along This Fault Is 100 Feet Wide In Places, And For A Distance Of 1000 Feet The Rocks Are Generally Iron Stained

References

MRDS	M001803
DEP	10027046
Reference	{Deposit:: JONES, E.L. JR.; RANSOME, E.L.; 1920; DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 710, P. 181}{Deposit:: WILSON, E.D.; BUTLER, G.M.; 1930; MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 127, P. 99}
Reporter	Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.)