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Ireland Prospect

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. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109039
MRDS ID M003148
Record type Site
Current site name Ireland Prospect
Related records 10233889

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.71819, 33.49952 (WGS84)
Elevation 1405
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 12 MILES BY ROAD NE OF GLOBE, 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

Cammerman Wash(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)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 002N 016E 19 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.71819, 33.49952
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 45.72M
    Width 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Deposit Occurs Along Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Globe Hills District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. W. Thomas
    First year 1954
  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles Ireland
    First year 1961

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Material MN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^24 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Manganese Manganese 24wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 24.38M
    Overall width 1.83M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-79 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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