Mine detail: Apache Manganese Mine

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Location: Gila County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.79368, -110.69569
dep_id: 10026831
mrds_id: M000454
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese, Copper
Trace mineral: Silver, Cobalt
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Erythrite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Deposits Occur In Steeply Dipping Fracture Zones That Range In Strike From Nw To Ne.
Reporter: Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.)
hrock_type: Gravel
arock_type: Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: MOORE, R. T., 1968 ,MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 177, P. 36 .
  • Deposit:: FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P.
  • Production:: BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 .
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