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Hobson 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 10027357
MRDS ID M002953
Record type Site
Current site name Hobson Mine
Related records 10185303

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.75791, 33.43619 (WGS84)
Elevation 1242
Relative position ABOUT 0.5 MILES EAST OF BLACK PEAK

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 15 NE OF NE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore

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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mescal Limestone
    Rock description Mescal Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.75791, 33.43619
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 55 E
    Dip VERT
    Length 76.2M
    Width 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mn Minerals Occur Along A Northeast Trending Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1954

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: ^25.3% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Manganese Manganese 25wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 12.19M
    Overall depth 6.1M
    Overall length 6.1M
    Overall width 1.22M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SHALLOW OPENCUTS AND AN INCLINED ADIT. SOME EXPLORATORY STRIPPING ALSO HAD BEEN DONE, BUT LITTLE ORE HAD BEEN EXPOSED.

Comments on development

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: US BUREAU OF MINE INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 70

  • Production

    USB OF M INF. CIRC. 7990 , P. 70

Reporter information

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

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