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Globe Manganese Mine

Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Manganese, Silver, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046317
MRDS ID M241223
Record type Site
Current site name Globe Manganese Mine
Alternate or previous names Globe Commercial Copper Mine, California Group, American Group
Related records 10210052

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.75875, 33.44452 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.5 MILES NE OF BLACK PEAK, Location Based On Map (Fig 9) In Usbm Ic 7990

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Globe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Carlos(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001N 015E 10 CENTER OF E2 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Pioneer Formation
    Rock description Pioneer Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.75875, 33.44452
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Pioneer Quartzite Strikes Ne, Dips 35-50se. Near Mine A N-S Trending Fault Intersects The Ene Mineralized Fault Fissures
Type of structure Local
Structure description Main (S) Fissure Has Quartzite Footwall And Diabase Hanging Wall

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N75E
    Dip 65 TO 80 NW
    Thickness 5.49M
    Length 365.76M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • E Trending Fault Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • CONTINUATION OF NE FAULT ZONE WITH COPPER MINERALIZATION FURTHER SW. MINERALIZATION PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH ETERT POST-DIABASE FAULTING AND INTRUSION PERIOD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1885
Year of last production 1957

Mining district

District name Globe Hills District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner T. W. Kimble
    First year 1961

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Period 1916-1917
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^16.7 To 35.5% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 26wt-pct
  • Year 1943
    Period 1942.1943
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^34% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 34wt-pct
  • Year 1945
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^33.8% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 34wt-pct
  • Year 1945
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^30.1% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 30wt-pct
  • Year 1957
    Period 1916-1957
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 30wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE OUTPUT OF ORE WAS MINED FROM THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH FISSURE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 49.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDE FOUR INCLINED SHAFTS AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS ALONG THE SOUTH FISSURE AND FOUR SHALLOW OPENINGS SCATTERED ALONG THE OUTCROP OF THE NORTH FISSURE

Comments on development

  • 7 PATENTED CLAIMS: CLAUDE, FIERRO, MANGANESE, SPEC, PICK, UNA, DICK; PROPERTY WAS ONCE OWNED BY GLOBE COMMERCIAL COPPER CO.; PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDE T. J. LONG AND AL STOVALL (1942-1943), RALPH HENDERSON 1943), JOLYN ASSOCIATES (CHARLES H. JONAS, MANAGER, 1957)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCONNECTED LENTICULAR ORE SHOOTS. VEINS BECOME MORE SILICEOUS 20 FT DEEP, AND MANGANESE CONTENT DIMINISHES
Deposit THE ORE SHIPPED IN 1916 AND 1917 WAS REPORTED TO CONTAIN ABOUT 2 OUNCES OF SILVER TO THE TON, AND A LITTLE ORE FROM THIS VEIN WAS MINED FOR ITS SILVER CONTENT DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE DISTRICT (1880'S) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-82 Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology

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