Mine detail: Idaho Manganese Mining Company Mine

Previously called 'Cleveland MineMc Gregor Ranch Deposit'

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Location

Lat / long: 42.34409, -111.69942

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese
Ore: Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
Gangue: Calcite, Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR, LENS
Discovery year: 1922

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1925

Geology

Host rock:Sandy Marl, Bedded Sandy Clay, Sand, Travertine
Host type:Clay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Limestone
Structure:Numerous Minor Faults
Alteration processes:Fe Staining

References

MRDSW026122
DEP10078012
Reference{Deposit:: HEWETT, C. F., 1928 , A MANGANESE DEPOSIT OF PLEISTOCENE AGE IN BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1927 : USGS BULL. 795 - H, P. 211 - 221}{Deposit:: HEWETT, D. F., AND OTHERS, 1963 , DEPOSITS OF THE MANGANESE OXIDES, SUPPLEMENT: ECON. GEOL., V. 58 , NO. 1 , P. 1 - 51}{Deposit:: VINCENT, K. C., AND HOLMES, D. T., 1952 , CONCENTRATION OF OXIDE MANGANESE ORES FROM THE VICINITY OF CLEVELAND, BANNOCK COUNTY, IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 4884 , 14 P.}{Deposit:: BRIGHT, R. C., 1960 , GEOLOGY OF THE CLEVELAND AREA, SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNIV. OF UTAH, M. S. THESIS, 262 P.}{Deposit:: 1928 RECON C. F. HEWETT, BULL. 795 - H}{Deposit:: 1952 OTHER USBM REPT. INV. 4884}{Production:: BRIGHT, R. C., 1960 , UNIV. OF UTAH, M. S. THESIS, P. 200}{Reserve-Resource:: HEWETT, D. F., 1928 , USGS BULL. 795 - H, P. 218}
ReporterMatthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat