Arizona · Pinal County
Past Producer

Swingle Claims

Pinal County, Arizona, United States
ManganeseIron
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Description

George Swingle, Winkelman, Ariz.

Commodities
SecondaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Troy Quartzite;Escabrosa Limestone
StructureBlock Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsWWII
First production1942
Discovery year1932
Identification
Deposit ID10039512
MRDS IDM050197
Alternate namesBlack Reef, Prosperity Claim, Black Monster Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.80788, -110.51957
References
FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., DELONG, C.W., 1961, U.S. BUREAU MINES I.C. 7990U.S.B.M. CARD FILEU.S.B.M. IC 7990 P. 1471942 OTHER U.S.BUR.MINES SEE GEN1961 COMPILE U.S.BUREAU OF MINES I.C. 79901968 GEOLMAP KRIEGER, M.H., GEOLOGIC QUAD MAP GQ-669FARNHAM, L. L., ET. AL., 1961