Mine detail: Sidewheel Mine

Previously called 'Rattling Boy'

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Location

Lat / long: 31.68402, -110.07233

Resource(M)

Primary: Manganese, Silver
Orebody form: SHORT, IRREGULAR POD-LIKE BUNCHES, DISCONNECTED LENS ES, AND PIPE-LIKE MASSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1921
Last production ended: 1937

Geology

Host rock:Miss. Escabrosa Limestone;Naco Limestone
Host type:Limestone
Structure:In Ajax Hill Horst, South Of E-W Trending Prompter Fault

References

MRDSM002069
DEP10027102
Reference{Deposit:: USBM FILES}{Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 78.}{Deposit:: ABM BULL 143, 1938}{Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES MAP FILE}{Production:: KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.}
ReporterGere, W., Gest, Don E.