Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

Big Iron No. 1 & 2 Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
ManganeseCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThe Manganese Minerals On Both Claims Occur Along Fracture Zones In Diabase. The Zones Are Several Hundred Feet Apart And Strike In Different Directions. The Zone On The No. 1 Claim Strikes North And Dips Steeply To The West, Whereas, The Zone On The No. 2 Claim Strikes About N 60 E And Dips 75 Nw
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027342
MRDS IDM002906
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.44758, -110.77208
References
FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 53 .USGS PP 342, P. 131ABM BULL 127, P. 62ADMR MOLINE AND ARIZONA FILEABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES: MOLINE AND ARIZONA; GLOBE MINING CO.