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Iron King & Red Oxide Mine

Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Manganese, Copper, Zinc, Lead
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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 10109035
MRDS ID M002965
Record type Site
Current site name Iron King & Red Oxide Mine
Related records 10161058

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.75125, 33.42675 (WGS84)
Elevation 1318
Relative position ABOUT 0.2 MILES EAST OF THE SUMMIT OF BUCKEYE MTN

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 14 E2 OF SW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Wad Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result IRON KING, WEST SHAFT DUMP......SAMPLE CONTAINED 22.7% MN, 13.6% CACO3 , 0.43% PB, 1.35% ZN, 0.04% CU. IRON KING EAST SHAFT DUMP......SAMPLE CONTAINED 10.5% MN, 12.6% CACO3 , 0.32% PB, 0.7% ZN, 0.04% CU. RED OXIDE DUMP......SAMPLE CONTAINED 10.6% MN, 38.5% CACO3 , 0.23 PB, 0.2% ZN, 0.03% CU.

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 Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.75125, 33.42675
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 80 E
    Dip VERT
    Length 243.84M
    Width 9.14M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Manganese Deposits On The Iron King Claim Occur Along A Fracture Zone Occupying A Fault Contact Between Diabase And Beds Of The Mescal Limestone. The Zone Strikes About N 80 Deg. E And Dips From Vertical To 75 Deg. N. The Manganese Deposits On The Neighboring Red Oxide Claim Occur In A Fracture Zone Cutting The Mescal Limestone. This Zone About 700 Feet North Of The Iron King Deposit, Strikes N45e And Dips Steeply Northwest.

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE HIGHER GRADE ORE OF THE IRON KING CLAIM APPEARS TO BE LOCALIZED ALONG THE STRIKE IN SEVERAL DISCONNECTED SHOOTS RANGING FROM 30 TO 150 FEET IN LENGTH AND FROM 3 TO 8 FEET IN WIDTH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1945

Mining district

District name Globe Hills District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. E. A. Borge
    First year 1961

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Period 1940 - 1945
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^32 To 38% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 35wt-pct
  • Year 1954
    Period 1951 - 1954
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^24.4% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 24wt-pct
  • Year 1954
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^28% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 28wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MN PRODUCTION IS PRINCIPALLY FROM THE IRON KING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 30.48M
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • IRON KING WORKING CONSISTED OF THREE SHAFTS AND A FEW SHALLOW OPENCUTS. EXCEPT FOR A FEW PILLARS THE ORE WAS MINED CONTINOUSLY FROM THE SURFACE TO A DEPTH OF 150 FEET.

Comments on development

  • THE IRON KING AND RED OXIDE ARE TWO ADJACENT PATENTED CLAIMS WHICH FORMERLY WERE PART OF A LARGER GROUP HELD BY THE SUPERIOR AND BOSTON COPPER CO; THE SUPERIOR AND BOSTON EXPLORED THE IRON KING VEIN FOR COPPER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 71 .

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 342, P. 111

  • Production

    USB OF M INF. CIRC. 7990 , P. 71

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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