Arizona · Gila County
Producer

New Orleans Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlThe Higher Grade Ore Was Localized Along The Footwall Next To The Quartzite In Short Irregular Strands Ranging From 1 To 3 Feet In Width. Parallel And Interlacing Seams And Stringers Of Manganese Mineral Seperated By Altered Diabase Occupied The Footwall
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1953
Identification
Deposit ID10027348
MRDS IDM002929
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.45008, -110.76402
References
FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 61