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New Orleans Mine

Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027348
MRDS ID M002929
Record type Site
Current site name New Orleans Mine
Related records 10234070

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.76402, 33.45008 (WGS84)
Elevation 1283
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.6 MILES NORTH OF BLACK PEAK, Location Based On Description In Usbm Ic 7990, Location Based On Description In Usbm Ic 7990, Location Based On Description 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)

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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 NE OF NW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.76402, 33.45008
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 65 E
    Dip 60 NW
    Length 121.92M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Higher Grade Ore Was Localized Along The Footwall Next To The Quartzite In Short Irregular Strands Ranging From 1 To 3 Feet In Width. Parallel And Interlacing Seams And Stringers Of Manganese Mineral Seperated By Altered Diabase Occupied The Footwall

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1953

Mining district

District name Globe Hills District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Thomas C. Vetter
  • Type Owner
    Owner F. A.Sitton

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^19.7 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Manganese Manganese 20wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 15.24M
    Overall width 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • OTHER EXPLORATORY OPENINGS, CONSISTING LARGELY OF BULLDOZER TRENCHING AND STRIPPING WERE PRESENT IN SEVERAL SCATTERED AREAS

Comments on development

  • NEW ORLEANS IS ONE OF A GROUP OF CLAIMS FORMERLY BELONGING TO F.A.BENNET THAT NOW BELONGS TO F.A.SITTON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-79 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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