Mine detail: A-1 Claims

Previously called 'Muller ManganeseParadise and Spw ClaimsDenton Mine GroupA-1 Group'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.73067, -109.24397

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Ore:	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Orebody form:	SEAMS AND BUNCHES
Discovery year:	1952

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rock:	Tertiary Volcanic Flows
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Steep 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:	Whitlock Valley Terrain
Alteration processes:	Surface Oxidation

References

MRDS	M001258
DEP	10026950
Reference	{Deposit:: FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 106}{Deposit:: USBM FILES; A-1 CLAIMS (GREENLEE COUNTY), A-1 GROUP (GRAHAM COUNTY, PARADISE AND SPW CLAIMS (GREENLEE COUNTY, DENTON MINE (SANDERS; THURSTON AND HARDY)}{Deposit:: ARIZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURSES FILE DATA; MULLER MANGANESE, DENTON MINE (SANDERS; THURSTON AND HARDY)}{Production:: U.S.B.M. I.C. 7990 .}
Reporter	Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Calder, Susan R.