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Stella Maris No. 2 Mine

Past Producer in Pima 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102447
MRDS ID M002289
Record type Site
Current site name Stella Maris No. 2 Mine
Related records 10259405

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.12544, 32.42816 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
Relative position 9 MILES NW OF GU ACHI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ventana(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Rosa Wash(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011S 002E 36 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • WITHIN PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION, UNSURVEYED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.12544, 32.42816
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR BANDS AND CONCENTRATIONS
    Strike E W
    Dip 45 N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1961
    Period 1954 - 1961
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^26.7 And 28.2 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 27wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 4.57M
    Overall length 15.24M
    Overall width 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS AND SHALLOW CUTS PROSPECT THE LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE BEDS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM IC 7990 , P. 111 - 12

  • Production

    USBM IC 7990 , P. 111 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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