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Rudy Mine

Past Producer in Mohave 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. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027682
MRDS ID M003815
MAS/MILS ID 0040150739
Record type Site
Current site name Rudy Mine
Alternate or previous names Nigger Boy, Barbee, Rudy Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -113.65634, 34.33782 (WGS84)
Elevation 585
Relative position 10 MILES SW OF SIGNAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rawhide Wash(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Alamo Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bill Williams(hydrologic unit)

Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011N;012N 014W;013W 01;31 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -113.65634, 34.33782
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR MASSES IN SEAMS, VEINLETS
    Strike N 20 W
    Dip 90
    Length 76.2M
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Best Ore In Lenticular Masses In Central, More Shattered Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1953

Mining district

District name Artillery Peak District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^36.5 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 37wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE SHALLOW OPEN CUTS IN 1956 .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, E.L. JR. AND RANSOME, F.L., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF MANGANESE ORE IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 710 - D, P 149-151

  • Deposit

    LASKY, S.G. AND WEBBER, B.N., 1949 , MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE ARTILLERY MOUNTAINS REGION, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 961 , P. 54

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L.L. AND STEWART, L.A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P 44

  • Production

    FARNHAM, L.L. AND STEWART, L.A., 1958 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7843 , P 44

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Doug Causey - combined data from DEP_ID 10137783.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-94 Johnson, K. H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-78 Creasey, S. C. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 19-APR-84 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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