Description
John Pospohola And A. A. Dankworth
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSEAMS AND BUNCHES
Ore controlManganese Minerals Occur In Volcanic Rocks Along A Fracture Zone Striking Nw And Dipping Steeply Sw
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockRhyolite · Tertiary Volcanic Flows
StructureSteep Northerly Trending Zones Of Shearing And Brecciation In Volcanic Rocks, Manganese Deposits Form Narrow Interlacing Seams And Small Irregular Bunches Surrounding Unmineralized Framgments Of Wall Rock
Tectonic settingWhitlock Valley Terrain
AlterationSurface Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10026950
MRDS IDM001258
Alternate namesMuller Manganese, Paradise and Spw Claims, Denton Mine Group, A-1 Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.73067, -109.24397
References
FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 106USBM FILES; A-1 CLAIMS (GREENLEE COUNTY), A-1 GROUP (GRAHAM COUNTY, PARADISE AND SPW CLAIMS (GREENLEE COUNTY, DENTON MINE (SANDERS; THURSTON AND HARDY)ARIZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURSES FILE DATA; MULLER MANGANESE, DENTON MINE (SANDERS; THURSTON AND HARDY)U.S.B.M. I.C. 7990 .