| Deposit ID | 10026831 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000454 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apache Manganese Mine |
| Related records | 10258508 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.69569, 33.79368 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | MILE EAST OF MEDICINE BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Picacho Colorado(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005N | 016E | 30 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Erythrite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Result | THE SAMPLE FROM THE SOUTH OPENING CONTAINED 9.0 % MANGANESE, THAT FROM THE LARGEST OPENCUT ASSAYED 8.5 %, AND THE SAMPLE FROM THE NORTHERN MOST DEPOSIT CONTAINED 8.4 % MANGANESE. COMPOSITE SAMPLE WEIGHED ABOUT 400 POUNDS AND CONTAINED 8.4 % MN |
|---|---|
| Result | 3.6 % CACO3 |
| Result | AND 0.19 % CU |
| Result | 0.1OZS. OF SILVER PER TON. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| (1) | -110.69569, 33.79368 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1939 - 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^45.3 To 48.7 % | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.25 % Cu | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 18.29M |
| Overall width | 7.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000454 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070141 |
MOORE, R. T., 1968 ,MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 177, P. 36 .
FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P.
BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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