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Berkley Mine

Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Manganese, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109036
MRDS ID M002971
Record type Site
Current site name Berkley Mine
Related records 10186424, 10282535

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.75125, 33.43619 (WGS84)
Elevation 1213
Relative position ABOUT 3 AIR MILES NE OF GLOBE

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 11,14 SE OF SW (11); NW OF NE (14) Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Calcite 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
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.75125, 33.43619
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS
    Strike EAST
    Dip 30 S
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Globe Hills District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. E.A. Borge
    First year 1961

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^25.1% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 25wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 4.57M
    Overall depth 3.66M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT AND THREE SHORT OPEN CUTS.

Comments on development

  • FORMERLY PART OF THE GROUP OF CLAIMS BELONGING TO THE SUPERIOR AND BOSTON MINING CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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