Black Jack Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Jack Mine | Mine |
| Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District) | Mining District |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 14' 47'' North , 114° 35' 21'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cibola | 250 (2011) | 10.5km |
| Palo Verde | 171 (2011) | 24.6km |
| Ripley | 692 (2011) | 31.6km |
| Ehrenberg | 1,470 (2011) | 40.2km |
| Blythe | 19,208 (2017) | 40.5km |
A former surface and underground manganese mine located in the SW ¼ sec. 13, T2S, R23W (protracted). Owned at times, or in part, by Montoys; Gerlack; J.P. Stewart & Associates; and the Western Exploration & Development Co.
Mineralization is manganese oxides in disconnected, lenticular shoots, with calcite and brecciated rock, along a fracture zone in Tertiary andesitic volcanics.
Workings include and open cut and shaft operations. This mine was worked from 1954 through 1959, producing some 650 long tons of 40%+, sorted Mn ore.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10161831 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- La Paz County
- Trigo MountainsMountain Range
- La Paz County
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